GRAND Fall 2021

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7 Grand: Ideas + Inspiration
Profile: Linda Rogers
On the importance of celebrating and
supporting families and why a healthy
world depends on healthy children.
On-the-Job Training
The lessons our grandchildren teach us.
Rachel Dunstan Muller
Grandparent Giving
Financial help that makes a difference
to young families.
Lindsay Plumb
Five Photo Sharing Apps
for Families
From Keepy to 23Snaps, here’s our
round up of the best.
Travel with Grandkids
How the planning process can be as
fun as the trip.
Cathy Larsen
10 Things to Consider and/or
Have on Hand Before Your
Grandkids Visit
It’s not just the things that count, it’s the
thought that goes into grandkid visits, too.
Eva Bild
A Little Kindness Goes
a Long Way
How to encourage a young child’s
natural kindness.
Susan Gnucci
Sleep Solutions for
Grandkid Sleepovers
How to prepare for a successful
sleepover.
Sukkie Sandhu
‘Grand’ Feelings
The logistics of long-distance
grandparenting.
Allison Rees
Planned Giving
How to give a charitable gift after
you’re gone.
Janet Gadeski
On the Cover
Carson (6 months)
with Linda Rogers
Photo by
Sofee Rogers
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On-the-Job Training
Learning from our
grandchildren
5 Photo
Sharing Apps
Grandparent Giving
Financial help that
makes a difference
Q&A
Linda
Rogers
Poet,
Novelist,
Essayist &
Kid-at-Heart
The Multi-Generational
Bucket List
Jim Schneider Publisher
publisher@islandparent.ca
Sue Fast Editor
editor@islandparent.ca
Kristine Wickheim Account Manager
kristine@islandparent.ca
RaeLeigh Buchanan Account Manager
raeleigh@islandparent.ca
Grand, published by Island Parent Group Enterprises Ltd., is a quarterly
publication that honours and supports grandparents by providing information
on resources and businesses for families and a forum for the
exchange of ideas and opinions. Views expressed are not necessarily
those of the publisher. No material herein may be reproduced without the
permission of the publisher. Grand is distributed free in selected areas.
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Made famous by the Hollywood
movie of the same name, The
Bucket List has become much
more than a pre-death to-do list. As a
tool for the entire family, the multigenerational
goal list—a collaborative
endeavour—lets you create a list for a
family life of no regrets. Ever dreamed
of ‘glamping’ in the Clayoquot sound?
How about heli-skiing the “Island
Alps” in Strathcona Park? Snorkelling
with the salmon in Campbell River?
Add each to-do to your list and start
making plans! And remember: kids
make great travel companions—not
only do they add an extra level of energy,
curiosity and excitement, but
they often open up conversations and
create social connections that might
not otherwise occur.
So gather young and old and write
down your top to-do’s. From road
trips, day hikes or a trip to the museum,
to learning to row, picking blackberries
for pie or bike riding along the
Trans-Canada Trail, Vancouver Island
offers a lifetime’s worth of things to
add to—and then check off—your
family’s bucket list.
To that end, this issue of GRAND
features articles on topics ranging from
travelling with grandkids, 10 things
to have on hand when your grandkids
visit and the five top photo-sharing
apps, to sleepover solutions, grandparent
giving and learning from our
grandchildren while “on-the-job.”
There’s 7 Grand, a compilation of
ideas and inspiration to help keep you
in-the-know and connected to community,
there’s an article on the “grand
feelings” and logistics of long-distance
grandparenting and there’s a profile
on poet, novelist, essayist and kid-atheart,
Linda Rogers, on the importance
of celebrating and supporting children
and families.
We hope this issue of GRAND inspires
you to celebrate those you love,
to make—and tackle!—plans that excite
and inspire you, and to appreciate
every moment we have together.
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