Carol L. Covin

Who Gets to Name Grandma?: the Wisdom of Mothers and Grandmothers Carol L. Covin

Learn what Grandmas and Moms would like to say to each other when it comes to raising the grandchildren. Author, and Grandmother of two, Carol L. Covin, interviewed 40 Moms and Grandmas to find out. What do new Grandmas want to be called, and why not just Grandma? Shouldn?t Grandma get to pick up the baby when it?s crying and let the parents sleep? Should Mom expect Grandma to baby-sit whenever she asks? Should Grandmas be allowed to spank? To correct behavior in front of the parents? To take their toddler granddaughter on a date with someone they met online? Does Grandma get to sneak candy to her grandchildren? How many times should Grandma offer a suggestion before dropping it? Do Grandmas have to keep up with the other Grandma? Who?s in charge anyway? And, how does all that wisdom get passed on? Enjoy this best-selling, hilarious, practical, bi-generational book of advice for mothers and Grandmothers as they navigate the most important and heart-warming relationships in their lives, welcoming a newborn baby and learning how to be parents and grandparents. Now available in paperback.