Grandparenting with Karen
Monthly Column by Karen Robbins
You Know You’re a Grandparent When...
I turned to my Facebook friends and posed the unfinished statement. These are some of the responses I got. You know you’re a grandparent when..."
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You Don’t Bake Cookies?
That old image of motherhood faded very quickly as my generation juggled careers along with family. A Supermom image appeared and then disappeared as we realized that doing it all was simply not possible. More
Grandparents Who Pray
Now as a grandmother, I realize that I can be one of the greatest helps to my grandchildren if I am more dedicated to remembering them and their parents in prayer.
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The Family Tree
Mentioning the Family Tree to your young grandchildren might inspire images of a large oak or maple tree with people sitting on the branches. Actually, that’s not a bad way to begin to teach them about the family heritage. More
While our large family gathering is nice at Thanksgiving, I realized that it can often exclude the little ones. This year, let the grands into your holiday preparations if you can.
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More by Karen Robbins
- Through Their Eyes
- Planting Miracles
- Grandparents and Childcare
- Toolboxes and Tool Belts
- Grandma’s Journal
- Faster Than a Speeding Nerf Ball
- The Grandkids are Coming!
- My Face and Spacebook?
- Adventure Between the Pages
- Institutions of Higher Yearning
- The Writing (and Art) on the Wall!
- The Sky is Falling!
- Educating the Grands
- Summer Fun
- Not a SAHG
- Tradition!
- Resolve to Be a Healthier Grandparent
- Monkey Meltdowns
- Say Cheese!
- Is Grandpa Still Dead?
- Storybook Memories
- My Grandparents Bought Me This T-Shirt
- Grandma's Got a Brand New Bag
- Daddy Hair
- One Last Cheerio
- To Listen is to Love
- Our Special Grandchildren
- Hugs, Gift Wrapped Love
- Techno Grandparenting
- The Gift That Kept on Barking
- Grandma, The Storyteller
- Read It Again, Grandma!
- Take Me Fishing
- What Do They Call You?
- Grandma's Strawberry Patch

Karen Robbins is a freelance writer
and speaker. She and her husband
love to travel and scuba dive.
Many of their adventures are
posted at her website,

