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Best Quotes About Aging

Inspiring words about getting older from wise men and women.

By: Karen Springen
April 20, 2012
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Sophia Loren with her sons last yearSource: Getty Images

Sophia Loren (with her sons last year) is among those who have said wise words about aging.

Quotes about aging: inspiring words about getting older from wise men and women.
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Great Children's Picture Books for Grandkids (and the Other Little Bookworms in Your Life)

From my family's bookshelf to your young reader's hands.

By: Karen Springen
September 23, 2011
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Read, and re-read, favorite books with the little kids in your life. Source: Getty Images

Read, and re-read, favorite books with the little kids in your life.

Help finding the best gift for little kids: picture books.
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How and Why to Start Making Retirement Home Plans Now

Where do you want to live later?

By: Karen Springen
September 20, 2011
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Is your dream retirement home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming? Source: Getty Images

Is your dream retirement home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming? 

Even if you plan to work for many more years, start thinking about your dream retirement home now.
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Breast-feeding: Should You Speak Up or Butt Out?

Is it OK to tell your adult kids what you think about nursing a newborn?

By: Karen Springen
August 5, 2011
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Should grandmas tell their daughters what they think about breast-feeding?

Should you tell your daughter or daughter-in-law whether you think she should breast-feed your grandchild?
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Homecomings: Many Empty Nests No Longer Empty

Upswing of Boomerang Adult Children Returning Home.

By: Irene S. Levine
July 13, 2011
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Boomerang college grads coming home.Source: Getty Images

This year, 85 percent of seniors are planning to come home after college.

More adult children are returning to empty nests and it isn't all bad.
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Dowdy Grandmas? No Way. Check Out Today's Glam-mas!

You won't find a blue-haired grandmother in this line-up.

By: Karen Springen
March 16, 2011
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What to expect when you're expecting...a grandchild

Pregnancy author and mom Heidi Murkoff weighs in on parent -- and grandparent -- power

By: Karen Springen
October 19, 2010
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Source: Courtesy of Everyday Health, Inc.

In the 26 years since then-pregnant mom Heidi Murkoff came up with the idea for the best-selling guidebook What to Expect When You're Expecting, times have changed for parents — and grandparents. Mothers are tweeting the results of their conception tests, putting sonograms on their Facebook pages, and texting friends and family immediately after they give birth.

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Top 10 Tips for Soon-To-Be Empty Nesters

No moping! It’s nearly August, so get ready for your child to leave for college

By: Karen Springen
June 25, 2010
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Soon many of you will become empty nesters for the first time. Sob. If your children are among the more than 18 million Americans who will enroll in a two- or four-year college, take steps now to increase the odds that you'll feel good after they board a plane, train or automobile.

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