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What to Do at Home During the COVID-19 Threat?

Bob Larson writes Technology is Hip coluumn via 50 Plus Marketplace News for northern Colorado seniors

Since many Coloradans are at home during the one month or longer ‘stay home’ coronavirus period, Here are several ideas to keep you, your children, or grandchildren busy. Technology is key to getting you through this troublesome time. This requires a computer and the Internet to access several educational databases, webinars, programs, videos, or digital …

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Mental Health Partners’ Senior Peer Counseling Program

Older adults face many unique changes in life. These can include retirement, children leaving the home, welcoming grandchildren, relocation due to a change in financial or family situations, the stress (and excitement!) of leisure planning, health challenges and the loss of family and friends. While some of these changes are welcome, others can leave older …

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New Research Shows Grandparents Break Down Stereotypes

AARP released its Grandparents Today National Survey highlighting the latest trends among grandparents in the United States. Since 2001, the number of grandparents has grown by 24 percent from 56 million to 70 million. The research found that grandparents spend an average of $2,562 annually on their grandchildren, equaling approximately $179 billion dollars per year. …

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When Grandparents Provide Child Care

A grandmother watched her newborn grandson as her daughter made the transition back to work. One day, the daughter found that her mom had put him to sleep on his belly (not on his back, which is the standard safety practice now for babies and has led to a reduction in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome …

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