Archived Articles on Family
Change Is Messy
AARP family expert Amy Goyer chronicles the decision, selection, and aftereffects of moving her parents into an assisted-living facility outside Phoenix, Ariz.
September 9, 2009
By: Amy Goyer | Source: AARP.org
Goyer: Religious Generation Gap?
Have you ever felt that the "other" generations in your family were surreptitiously smuggled in from a faraway planet? How could people who spring from the same roots differ so greatly?
August 1, 2009
By: Amy Goyer | Source: AARP.org
Goyer: Family Vacation Challenge
Looking forward to a multigenerational family vacation this year, but not sure how you'll pull it off? Is your head spinning while you see your vacation savings account seemingly disappearing before your very eyes while you try to think of some different and affordable travel ideas to entertain your children, grandchildren, or nieces and nephews? I offer you the Great Family Heritage Trail Vacation Challenge: take your family on a trail through history—your family's history. Visit the places of your childhood, which may not be on the National Register of Historic Places, but are, of course, of momentous importance to you and yours because of your family's association with them.
March 31, 2009
By: By Amy Goyer | Source: AARP.org
Goyer: Child Care Agreements
AARP family expert Amy Goyer lists the dos and don'ts for grandparents who provide daily child care. Hint: get it in writing!
February 26, 2009
By: Amy Goyer | Source: AARP.org
AARP Radio: Shadow of my grandparents
Curtis Roosevelt, grandson of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, talks to AARP Radio about his relationship with his grandfather and shares some advice for President Barack Obama's daughters.
February 9, 2009
By: AARP Radio | Source: AARP.org
Ins and Outs of International Adoption
AARP family expert Amy Goyer personalizes the ins and outs of international adoption.
September 9, 2008
By: Amy Goyer | Source: AARP.org
Goyer: Family Cookbooks
AARP family expert Amy Goyer gives tips on how to preserve special family recipes, and shares a family favorite.
February 3, 2009
By: Amy Goyer | Source: AARP.org
Goyer: Grandparents Moving In
Multigenerational households have come into the spotlight since Election Day, as America's "first granny," Marian Robinson, contemplates whether or not to move into the White House with her daughter, Michelle Obama, her granddaughters, Malia and Sasha, and her son-in-law, President-elect Barack Obama. And we assume that Joe Biden's mother, Catherine Biden, will continue her longtime role as live-in grandma and join him at the Naval Observatory, the vice president's official residence. Millions of American families have three or more generations living under one roof, and America is finally paying attention.
March 3, 2009
By: Amy Goyer | Source: AARP.org
Goyer: The Holidays: Chaos or Cheer
AARP family expert Amy Goyer gives the dos and don'ts of organizing the family during the holidays.
December 1, 2008
By: Amy Goyer | Source: AARP.org
Grandparents Day 2008
AARP family expert Amy Goyer talks about the role grandparents play in the lives of grandchildren and how everyday should be Grandparents Day.
September 2, 2008
By: Amy Goyer | Source: AARP.org
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