Good to Be Grand: Making the Most of Your Grandchild’s First Year by Cheryl Harbour with a foreword by Hillary Clinton An online memory book is essentially just the digitized version of a traditional, physical scrapbook that your grandma loves to organize. Instead of using messy adhesives or flimsy photo album paper, you use an online memory book the way you would use a blogging platform, or even a social media account. Your grandparents can easily upload, edit, and publish digital media like photos and videos. Another major difference between an online memory book and a traditional memory book is that the former is easier to share since it's on the internet. Your grandma's scrapbook or your parents' old family album most likely just gather dust on the shelf, but an online memory is accessible to anyone with a computer or smartphone. This “hot off the press” book takes a look at the ways grandparenting used to be done, what still works, and explores new ideas in child-rearing. It’s part practical advice and part inspiration for the monumental task of becoming a grandparent for the first time. The book is divided into chapters that take the reader through the grandchild’s first year and serves as a resource for new grandparents. If you’re a new grandparent or are soon be one, here are four books chosen by Ask Granny, to help you get into the spirit of a brand new world when it comes to raising children. You’ll find out we didn’t put them to bed in the right position, we’re not careful enough about germs and a whole raft of other tidbits of information.

So, how do you create a memory book for your grandparents? Here are some of the steps in creating an online memory book for your grandparents. You can select how many Grandparents you want and how many children you'd like to include - for more than one child the title will say "Grandad and us" and all the text will include "we" rather than "I". There is a maximum of 3 children per book. When you select amount of Grandparents book is about - 1 male, will have one adult bear in the illustrations and the text says "he lives at" / 1 female, will have one adult bear in the illustrations and the text says "she lives at" / 2 both, will have two adult bears in the illustrations and the text says "they live at". If some family members are too busy to take part in the process, put on your reporter's hat and interview them. This is not only a fun exercise, it is also a good way of researching interesting stories about your grandparents. Plus, it's simply a good bonding experience with your busy family members who you might not always have the chance to converse with regularly. You're sure to learn something new about your loved ones and they'll appreciate you for listening to them. 6. Publish and ShareIn addition, these books take a serious look at the joys and challenges of being a grandparent. How much time will you spend with your grandchildren? What will they call you? Will you babysit? Who makes the rules? Oh, there are lots of things to talk about. Your First Grandchild: A Useful, Touching and Hilarious Guide for First-time Grandparents by Peggy Vance and Claire Nielson First things first, gather the materials you would like to include in your grandparents' memory book. Remember, this is not your grandma's old-fashioned scrapbook, although you're making this memory book in the spirit of that tradition. Don't be afraid to get creative and think outside the box. An online memory book will allow you more creative freedom since you won't be limited by physical dimensions of objects. For instance, you can't fit a large painting your mom made into a traditional memory book, but you can upload and share a high-resolution photo of it in an online memory book. Lesley Stahl, famed correspondent for the television show, 60 Minutes, explores the changing roles of today’s grandparents, looking at the roles of grandmas throughout history and all over the world today. The book is a mixture of science, journalistic exploration and a number of personal stories to highlight truths. It is both an informative and entertaining read. What role will grandparents play in the lives of their grandchildren in today’s fast-paced world? Since your memory book is on the web, collaboration is easier than ever. Ask close family and friends to contribute to the online memory book for your grandparents. This way, they can share their own personal bonds and memories with them. This will give everyone a multi-perspective view of the wonderful lives and unique personalities of your grandparents.

On the inside front cover we print a personalised message so they can treasure the book as a keepsake in years to come-- for example, "Happy Birthday - love from Jonah". One way to tell a life narrative is to arrange photos like a timeline, showing their childhood pictures first. Include depictions of their major accomplishments like a graduation photo, as well as interesting milestones in their life, such as military photos or wedding anniversaries. 5. Collaborate

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We read each book and will amend tenses etc, but will not amend your spelling or the content of your answer. Fun to Do: The last thing you want to give grandparents is another chore. The memory book should be fun to complete and fill them with excitement to pass down their most cherished memories. If they are reluctant, give them the book at a time when you’re together and have the grandchild ask the questions while someone else records the answers in the book.