The Don't Sweat Guide for Grandparents: Making the Most of Your Time WithYour Grandchildren

by Richard Carlson

100 easy-to-do strategies show grandparents how to enjoy their time with their children and grandchildren to the fullest, without giving up time for themselves. Including how to set boundaries with kids who expect the grandparents to become babysitters, to how not to stress out about finances with reduced income due to one's no longer working, to avoiding boredom and "retirement blues" -- this book is an invaluable help for grandparents who are finding life in their golden years less easy and peaceful than they imagined.

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 17, 2001

About the author

Richard Carlson was an American author, psychotherapist, and motivational speaker. His book, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and it's all Small Stuff (1997), was USA Today's bestselling book for two consecutive years and spent over 101 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list. It was published in 135 countries and translated into Latvian, Polish, Icelandic, Serbian and 26 other languages. Carlson went on to write 20 books.

Reviews

[LouAnn]

I enjoyed this book. Some of the advice would relate to me but not all. The author seems to assume grandparents come from families that knew their grandparents, which is not always the case. So, some of the advice would not apply to there. But, the author's good intentions are in this work, and that did shine through.

[Yvonne]

Firstly, this is NOT written by Richard Carlson and I don't know how they get away with saying it is.
It is the same message that is in his original Don't Sweat the Small Stuff which I loved, and the message has been rewritten to produce a dozen or more books for various groups of people (parents, teachers, etc) but is a poor substitute for the original.

[Andrea]

Good tips!