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Welcome to the Education with Grandma Blog
Below you will find essays, articles and posts. To read about a specific topic, click on one of the links below and scroll down.


Preparing for Future Acts of Safety
Replace “Be Careful” with “Take Care of Yourself” Saying “be careful” suggests a hint of fear. Stopping an adventurous spirit with fear...
Barbara Frandsen
Jan 31, 2023


The Horror of SIDS
SIDS: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome It’s hard to imagine a situation more painful than bringing a seemingly healthy infant home from the...
Barbara Frandsen
Dec 1, 2022


The Story Behind My New Book
Quietly, I thought to myself, “Oh, my goodness! These kids are much too young to have a baby.” To my horror, I heard the words, “OH NO!”...
Barbara Frandsen
Nov 18, 2022


Nurture Without Spoiling
News flash for new parents: You will never spoil your newborn baby by loving her too much. You will not spoil her by responding to her...
Barbara Frandsen
Sep 12, 2022


Golden Rule in a Broken World
To counter the negative words of the Nazis during World War II, an eight-year-old Jewish boy sat up late one night listing what he...
Barbara Frandsen
Sep 7, 2022


Life — Too Strange to be True!
Life can sometimes be stranger than fiction. From September until the middle of November, we lived one of those life experiences. In...
Barbara Frandsen
Jul 17, 2022


How You Can Help Your Child Mourn
Jenny Wise has submitted another thoughtful article. Please read and consider her ideas about ways to help a child in grief. It’s always...
Barbara Frandsen
Jul 17, 2022


Leaving the Land of Enchantment
After visiting our son David and his wife Melissa in Albuquerque, I came away convinced that New Mexico truly must be the land of...
Barbara Frandsen
Jul 17, 2022


"What's happening?" Questions From a Second Grader
“Hey! What’s happening? What’s going on here?” These questions expressed a smidgen of the confusion and pain our grandson experienced in...
Barbara Frandsen
Jul 17, 2022


This is What Parents of Children with Special Needs Can Do to Plan for the Future
An aspiring young writer, Jenny Wise asked to write an article for this blog. In her writing, Jenny shares her compassion and...
Barbara Frandsen
Jul 17, 2022
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