Say It Out Loud — How to Have Honest Conversations Between Parents and Grandparents
The go-to guide for improving communication and connection between parents and grandparents.
From the thrilling moment a baby is born, family roles shift dramatically. While new parents and grandparents alike have the best of intentions, these intergenerational relationships can be emotionally charged and tricky. Things left unsaid can create distance, tensions, and misunderstanding. It's important to navigate these complex dynamics with love, openness, and empathy. But how?
In Say It Out Loud, How to Have Honest Conversations Between Parents and Grandparents, co-authors, Pam Siegel and Leslie Zinberg help families communicate productively, leading to deeper understanding, collaboration, and connection between generations. They tackle the most relevant issues facing both generations today-including holidays, screen time, favoritism, discipline, changing roles, in-laws, religion, and estrangement-and provide concrete tools and exercises for each generation to practice and implement within their own family.
grandparenting — renew, relive, rejoice
52 Ways to Mindfully Connect and Grow with Your Grandkids
Who doesn’t want another shot at childhood? The key to opening that door is your grandchildren.
Co-authors Siegel and Zinberg provide a concise, down-to-earth guide for both grandparents and parents. Each of the 52 straight forward nourishing practices provide methods of mindfulness, along with endearing real-life stories that grandparents can identify with. These bite-sized stories offer a rich assortment of simple ways to be present in our fast-paced lives and not miss the richness of time spent with grandchildren.
A mindfulness-based guide offering 52 simple, accessible practices for grandparents to build deeper connection with their grandchildren — no meditation experience required. Rather than treating grandparenting as a diminished or secondary role, the book reframes it as a season of personal renewal, inviting grandparents to be more present, rediscover joy in everyday moments, and grow alongside their grandchildren as they change through each stage of life. It's as much about the grandparent's own wellbeing as it is about the relationship itself — the idea being that a more mindful, renewed grandparent is a more connected one.
The reviews are in! Grandparenting: Renew, Relive, Rejoice is a hit with grandparents, psychologists, parenting specialists, and educators!
