09 Sep Interview with a Wise Woman: Jane Isay

Posted at 16:34h in Family Dynamics, Family Relationships, Health and Wellbeing, Jewish Values, Virtual by Jewish Grandparents Network

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Author of Unconditional Love: A Guide to Navigating the Joys and Challenges of Being a Grandparent Today, Jane Isay was transformed by the births of her four grandchildren and has run groups offering a warm place to discuss grandparenting in the time of Covid. Though...

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08 Aug Wonders of Taiglach: Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Dough

Posted at 17:56h in Cooking and Baking, Family Relationships, Family Stories, High Holy Days by Jewish Grandparents Network

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The sticky, nearly impenetrable mound of dough, nuts, and sweets that was once a fixture of our Rosh Hashanah holiday tables became a shorthand for the joys of the “High Holy Days.” What are today’s taiglach? How do we bring sweetness to our family tables...

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02 Mar The COVID-19  Crisis: A Catalyst for Change

Posted at 15:11h in Family Dynamics, Family Relationships, Virtual by Jewish Grandparents Network

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As vaccinations advance and new COVID-19 cases diminish, we can begin to look beyond the difficulties and heartbreaks of these past months to imagine brighter times ahead. Through our research and conversations with grandparenting experts, and grandparents and their family members across the country, we...

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01 Feb Thoughts on Grandparenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interview with Dr. Renee Cherow-O’Leary

Posted at 00:25h in Family Dynamics, Family Relationships, Family Stories by Jewish Grandparents Network

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1. Can you share a bit about your experience during the COVID-19 pandemic? As grandparents, my husband and I have tried to keep enthusiasm high, find new books and activities to share on Face Time, talk and listen, laugh at silly things, celebrate birthdays and Seders,...

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04 Nov Connecting with Your Grandchildren in Pandemic Times and Beyond

Posted at 15:33h in Family Dynamics, Family Relationships, Family Stories, My Legacy by Jewish Grandparents Network

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If the Corona Virus teaches us anything, it is that our relationships matter and that our relationships won’t last forever. We know this. Yet, the current pandemic has heightened our awareness of life’s preciousness in a far greater scope than most of us have ever...

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03 Nov Multi-Generational Families and the Covid-19 Pandemic

Posted at 15:58h in Family Dynamics, Family Relationships, Parent by Jewish Grandparents Network

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The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted every family, and every family differently.  So too has it affected grandparents. Since the onset of the pandemic, the Jewish Grandparents Network has gathered significant anecdotal information about how the crisis has impacted intergenerational relationships and the roles that grandparents...

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15 Sep Emotional Challenges and Emotional Wellbeing During the Covid19 Pandemic

Posted at 20:07h in Family Dynamics, Family Relationships, Health and Wellbeing by Jewish Grandparents Network

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On September 8 and 10, 2020, the Jewish Grandparents Network and the Blue Dove Foundation hosted a two-part series focusing on the emotional challenges grandparents, parents, and children are facing during the Covid19 pandemic and approaches to promoting emotional well-being and resilience. We are pleased...

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05 May For My Granddaughter who is Two and ¾’s During the Pandemic

Posted at 19:29h in Family Relationships by Jewish Grandparents Network

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The granddaughter to whom this poem is dedicated is my 6th grandchild and 4th granddaughter. She is my daughter’s 2ndchild. When she was born, I was the first person to hold her. Her mom had a planned C-section and for medical reasons had general anesthesia....

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26 Apr Fifty Ideas for Grandparenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted at 18:15h in Family Relationships by Jewish Grandparents Network

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Isolation does not mean being isolated from one another. We are all finding new ways to reach out and communicate with each other. Just because we’re practicing physical distancing, doesn’t mean we can’t stay connected with our loved ones. This list of resources is intended help...

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25 Mar How Different Will This Night Be: 10 Tips for Your Virtual Seder

Posted at 21:49h in Family Relationships, Holidays: Jewish, Passover by Jewish Grandparents Network

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The greatest gathering of the Jewish year is nearly upon us and this year, the Passover Seder will be celebrated like no other. Mah Nishtanah Ha-Leila Ha-Zeh, indeed! Most translations of this famous line from the Seder portray it as a question: “Why is this night different from...

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