Ten sections of valuable grandparenting advice that no other grandparenting resource has ever provided – every month, tailored to your grandchild’s exact age. Each is reason alone to subscribe for free.
No one has ever before curated monthly advice coming from world renowned grandparenting experts (whose collective work has reached millions of grandparents and parents worldwide) tailored and timed to match your grandchild's exact monthly age! From birth through 10 years old, every month matters. If you choose to, you could spend hundreds of hours every year reading these experts' books, articles and research. Or you could spend 4 to 8 minutes a month reading our curated, focused and comprehensive summaries for free. Read more
It's actionable expert monthly advice delivered the month you and your grandchild most need it. You will become wiser and better at grandparenting in ways you never knew existed. You most assuredly will be a better person for it, as will your grandchild. (Soon to be birth through 16 years old.)
Imagine hearing from your adult child that your grandchild often asks, 'When is grandma/grandpa coming over?'No one has ever before provided grandparents of 4-to-10-year-old grandchildren with monthly age-appropriate vocabulary words to teach, words to spell, math problems to solve, geography questions to ask, riddles to solve, jokes to tell, new songs to sing, and new sports or activities to play. We call them our enrichments. They are a monthly toolkit of things to do with your grandchild. Read more
They keep you relevant as your grandchild grows. No one else in your grandchild's life does this — not their parents, not their teachers. It makes you unique. It makes you stand out. The enrichments are also perfect for long-distance grandparenting.
Become known — and remembered — as the grandparent who always knew the perfect gift. Every month our experts recommend a book and toy/device hand picked by them who also tell you precisely why each is right for your grandchild’s exact monthly age and development. No other grandparenting resource does this. No more wasted money on gifts quickly abandoned.Read more
No one has ever before offered this service, or our one-click access for the immediate purchase and delivery of can't-miss gifts at 20-25% off discounted pricing from top toy manufacturers, book publishers, and baby/child accessory creators. Our one-click process also serves as a "can't-miss" emergency gift-buying service — shipped the same day you click — for those moments when you forgot a birthday or a visit is suddenly tomorrow.
Grandparents often worry privately to themselves: 'Is my grandchild developing normally?' 'Should they be doing this by now?' 'My daughter says everything is fine, but I'm worried.' 'How does my grandchild compare to others his or her age?'No one has ever before provided monthly age specific physical, cognitive, social, emotional and communication milestones to and for grandparents
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It's priceless — literally and figuratively.
Each month your grandchild reaches new physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and communication milestones. We track and explain each one. The grandchild's parents have access to pediatricians; grandparents typically do not. It's a quiet, recurring, deeply reassuring service that is totally unique to FYGS.
You should say: 'I recently read that the car seat you're using may not be all that safe. Would you like me to share the article with you?'
You should not say: 'You're endangering Johnny using that car seat.'
The golden rule of grandparenting: you are not the parent. Often, you must bite your tongue. No one has ever before provided grandparents with monthly age-appropriate guidance on what to say — and what not to say — at every age.
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How you talk to your grandchild — and to their parents — matters more than most grandparents realize. Words really matter, a lot. More so today than ever. The wrong words draw harmful comparisons, involve hurtful shaming and dismissiveness. They can damage a relationship, sometimes forever.
Most grandparents feel uncomfortable with the technology that modern grandparenting requires — video calls, photo sharing, messaging apps, virtual experiences. Each month we show you exactly how to use new tools: the video call formats that hold a 5-year-old's attention, the apps that actually help, the techniques that turn a routine call into a real visit.
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No one else provides grandparents with monthly, age-appropriate technology guidance. For long-distance grandparents especially, this section can transform how often — and how meaningfully — you connect with your grandchild between in-person visits.
Sleep guidelines have changed. Car seat rules have changed. Choking hazards, allergens, water safety, screen safety — all have changed substantially since you raised your own children. No one has ever before provided grandparents with monthly, age-specific safety guidance based on current standards.Read more
Each month we cover the safety considerations that matter most for your grandchild's exact age — from the sleep practices that are now considered safe (and the ones that aren't) to the foods that are now considered choking risks at specific ages, to the water and outdoor safety guidance grandparents need but rarely receive. Quietly, this section addresses the worry every grandparent carries: am I missing something I should know?
Arthur Kornhaber is the founder of modern grandparenting research and the author of seven books on the grandparent-grandchild bond. In every issue of FYGS we summarize his age specific guidance. No other grandparenting resource has ever done this.Read more
For more than four decades, Kornhaber has been the leading voice arguing that the grandparent-grandchild bond is biologically programmed, emotionally essential, and one of the most important relationships in human life. The Grandparenting Guru brings his accumulated wisdom directly to you, month by month, tuned to your grandchild's exact age.
Autism diagnoses have risen dramatically. Many grandparents now have, suspect, or wonder about a grandchild on the spectrum. No one else provides monthly age-appropriate autism guidance written for grandparents.Read more
Each month, our Autism Advisory Corner offers practical guidance for the specific developmental moments grandparents encounter — what behaviors to interpret in what way, what the autistic grandchild needs from you specifically, and how to be the kind of grandparent who makes the child feel deeply known and deeply loved. Whether you're certain your grandchild is on the spectrum, wondering, or simply want to understand better, this section is unlike anything else available.
Whether you are a long distance or local grandparent you need to stay abreast of changes of the ever-changing communication technology landscape. It importantly keeps you relevant. It will facilitate communication with your grandchild in extraordinarily important ways. For example, if you don’t know how to use photo share you eliminate an important communication tool from your relationship with your grandchild. If you don’t know how to best remotely read a book together you do the same. No one has ever provided grandparents with monthly advice as to how to use new technology to become a much better long-distance and “local” grandparent. Most grandparents feel very uncomfortable with technology involving video calls, photo sharing, messaging apps, virtual experiences etc. Each month we present a section showing you exactly how to use new tools – the video call formats that hold a 5-year-old’s attention, the apps that actually help, the techniques that turn a routine call into a real visit. Our monthly technology advice for many grandparents is vital information for them and their grandchild. Another reason in and of itself to subscribe for free. But still there is more. In every issue, we also uniquely include: Kornhaber’s Korner - monthly age specific advice from Dr. Arthur Kornhaber, the pioneer of modern grandparenting research. The Autism Advisory Corner - guidance for grandparenting on the spectrum, a population that almost no other resource serves directly. Monthly health and safety tips, updated to reflect current standards (which have changed substantially since you raised your own children). And the Important Notes for Grandparents section that pulls everything together each month. Each of these sections, too, are reason alone to subscribe for free.
Whether you are a long distance or local grandparent you need to stay abreast of changes of the ever-changing communication technology landscape. It importantly keeps you relevant. It will facilitate communication with your grandchild in extraordinarily important ways. For example, if you don’t know how to use photo share you eliminate an important communication tool from your relationship with your grandchild. If you don’t know how to best remotely read a book together you do the same. No one has ever provided grandparents with monthly advice as to how to use new technology to become a much better long-distance and “local” grandparent. Most grandparents feel very uncomfortable with technology involving video calls, photo sharing, messaging apps, virtual experiences etc. Each month we present a section showing you exactly how to use new tools – the video call formats that hold a 5-year-old’s attention, the apps that actually help, the techniques that turn a routine call into a real visit. Our monthly technology advice for many grandparents is vital information for them and their grandchild. Another reason in and of itself to subscribe for free. But still there is more.
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That sentence is the hardest truth in grandparenting—and the most important one. You have decades of experience, hard-won wisdom, and a deep love for your grandchild that makes you want to share everything you know. But the parenting decisions belong to your adult child and their partner. Not to you.
This doesn’t mean your knowledge doesn’t matter. It does—enormously. It means the way you share it matters just as much as what you share.
The grandparent who says “You need to stop giving her a pacifier” creates defensiveness, resentment, and distance. The grandparent who says “I read an interesting article about pacifier weaning—would you like me to send it to you?” creates trust, respect, and an open door for future conversations.
The difference is not what you know. The difference is whether you offer or impose.
Every expert on our panel—from Dr. Karl Pillemer to Jane Isay to Dr. Arthur Kornhaber—agrees on this point: the grandparents who maintain the strongest, closest relationships with their grandchildren are the ones who respect parental authority absolutely, even when they disagree. Especially when they disagree.
That’s why every issue of “For Your Grandkid’s Sake” includes a “The Way to Word It” tip—a real-world example showing you exactly how to share your knowledge, concerns, and suggestions in a way that strengthens your relationship with the parents rather than straining it.
Because the grandparent who stays in their lane doesn’t love less.
They love smarter.
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“Since I started with a new vocabulary word question every month, math question, spelling word, geography question, riddle, song and joke, my grandson has started asking my daughter-in-law “when is grandpa coming over”. I love it.
Charles P
