Grandmothers with Guests
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In conjunction with her upcoming book "How to be a (nearly) perfect grandmother", Sally is hosting a weekly podcast featuring special guests about some of the joys and challenges of this most precious role.
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Episodes:
Find all episodes of 'Grandmothers with Guests' below. In her latest episode, Sally talks with three grandmothers about the challenges and rewards of long-distance relationships with their grandchildren.
Well, hello everyone. I'm Sally Feldman and I'm a grandmother. When I first discovered that my daughter was pregnant a couple of years ago, I began to wonder what it would all mean. What would grandmothers actually do? Would I be up to the task? What difference would it make to my own life? So I began to write my book, How to Be a Nearly Perfect Grandmother, offering advice and stories for new grannies, and most of all, a celebration of grandmothers everywhere. And so today I'll be talking to three seasoned grandmothers and one brand new one.
Benedetta Cappelini, Professor of Marketing at the University of Durham, talks to Sally Feldman, who is currently writing a book of advice for new grannies, about the effects of the new trend in intensive parenting.
“The nearest you get to having a god in your life is having a grandma,” says the novelist Howard Jacobson. In today’s podcast he talks to Sally about his beloved Andy – the grandmother he adored.
“I adored her. But I blame her for my lifetime struggle with obesity.” The journalist and broadcaster Jenni Murray spent much of her childhood living with her grandmother. And, she tells Sally in this podcast, these were among her happiest days.
Do today’s grandmothers still have fun with their children? Or, are they more anxious and protective than previous generations? Two grandchildren, Isla and Rob, talk to Sally about their beloved Nanas.
Love – and Zoom: two crucial lifelines for women who live far away from their grandchildren. In today’s podcast three long-distance grannies share their joys, frustrations and their strategies for coping
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