Great Grandparents: Do Your Adult Children Think You’re A “Great” Grandparent?
January 22, 2020
Probably few agebuzz readers are also reading “parenting” blogs at this point. After all, if we have children they’re likely adults by now and if we have exposure to younger children, it’s likely we’re the grandparents, with a decidedly different role than the parents of these younger children. However, a…
Love In Later Life: The Challenge Of Creating And Sustaining Relationships
January 15, 2020
Writer Thomas Merton once wrote, “Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone- we find it with one another.” A lucky few of us have had long marriages that are sustained by a lifetime of common interests, shared memories and love that…
Baby Chasers: Grandparents Making Moves To Strengthen Ties With Grandchildren
July 17, 2019
Margaret Mead once said, “Everyone needs to have access to both grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.” And anyone who’s become a grandparent certainly understands the allure of being in close proximity to your grandchild’s home. After all, in order to foster a connection between…
Ties That Bind: Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships
June 19, 2019
Whether you’re a Grandma or Grandpa or PopPop or Nanna, you know that your place in the life of your family can be both magical and mysterious. If given the time and opportunity for connection, you may play an essential role in the life of your grandchild- so much so…
In The Stretch: Lessons On How To Maintain Flexibility And Prevent Injury
May 29, 2019
Raise your hand if you get out of bed in the morning and some body part is tight or aching. Likely that’s the case with most agebuzz readers- and not because we’re an unhealthy bunch. It’s because as you get older, your body becomes less flexible- muscles shrink, tendons lose…
Finding Friendship: Making And Maintaining Friendships As You Age
May 8, 2019
It’s been said that a friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you just the way you are. But for many of us, having or making a good friend as we get older seems almost beyond reach. Friends from the past may have fallen…