Departments • The Grandparent Effect

Confessions

Intimate profiles of American families.

"This is not the way we thought our lives would be" — “This is not the way we thought our lives would be”

Conversations

Interviews with grandparents, experts, and celebrities.

Writer Calvin Trillin snuggles with his granddaughter. — “Calvin Trillin, grandfather: He babysits. He spoils. He turns the kids into movie stars.”

Finds

Great stuff to do, read, and think about.

The best picture books about kids and their grandparents. — “The best picture books about kids and their grandparents”

Keepsakes

Your treasures and mine.

"The biggest love she's ever known" — “The biggest love she’s ever known”

Letters

What you’re telling me.

"It is not possible to wish for anything better," writes a retired librarian who recently moved to St. Louis to be near her grandkids. — “It is not possible to wish for anything better.”

News

Thought-provoking news about grandparents and their families.

"It's never too late to join the Peace Corps" — “It’s never too late to join the Peace Corps”

Pictures

Grandparents and their families in photojournalism, art, and video.

This image of a grandfather and his granddaughter was part of the site's first photo essay. — “Long ago, two music-loving hippies fell in love. Now, they’re teaching their grandkids to sing.”

Excerpts

Prose, poetry, and audio about grandparents.

"Margaret Mead learned everything from her grandma" — “Margaret Mead learned everything from her grandma”

Rants

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What’s on my mind.

"Five myths about grandparents that it's time to trash" — “Five myths about grandparents that it’s time to trash”

Studies

The latest scholarship on grandparents and grandkids.