by Marie Burns | Jan 25, 2024 | Grandparents
To wrap up the grandma school series, but also kick off the new year, Dr. Jill has some final fun experiences to share for those of us with young grandchildren. Fun Experiences As a Mimi myself, I bring my “Mimi’s Travel Bag” that I fill with activities to do with our...
by Marie Burns | Dec 28, 2023 | Grandparents
What better time than the holidays, when hopefully we are seeing our grandchildren even more, to continue our focus on maximizing our playtime with the young ones. How about a fun time together AND nurturing better brain development? To that end, I continue...
by Marie Burns | Nov 15, 2023 | Grandparents, Retirees
Children Learn Through Play As a grandma, or an aunt, or a grandma figure to someone else’s children, you may already be aware that child play is how children learn. But have you ever wondered about the best ways to enhance that child’s play time for better...
by Marie Burns | Dec 21, 2022 | Financial Planning, Gift Giving
I have evolved over the years in my thinking around gift-giving to children as well as grandchildren. Perhaps you have, too? It’s a blessing that in many situations our grandchildren don’t “need” anything that their parents can’t already provide for them. Our children...
by Marie Burns | Jun 16, 2022 | Financial Planning
The Busy Summer Months We always think holiday time in November and December is so busy, but if you are a parent or grandparent, have you ever realized how busy summer is? Last days of school, finals, graduations, Memorial Day, Vacations, 4th of July… whew! It’s no...