Grandparents & Extended Families

Extended families can be a joy—and a challenge. Motherly’s got you covered with advice and essays from other mamas who’ve been there.

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Adorable baby goes viral for signing with her deaf grandparents

Turns out, learning sign language comes naturally to lots of babies.

Grandparents & Extended Families

Any minute now, I’ll be Nana

She’s due today, and when she gets here, she’ll be bringing me a new role, a new name, and a new way to love.

Getting Pregnant

10 questions to discuss with your partner before getting pregnant

10 questions to make sure you're ready to become parents.

Grandparents & Extended Families

To all the grandparents—we couldn’t do this without you. Thank you

We appreciate you and are so grateful.

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This viral TikTok explains why it’s OK to set boundaries with your kids’ grandparents

The moms of TikTok strike again with another relatable video.

Grandparents & Extended Families

10 bucket list memories to create with grandparents

Treasured moments to last a lifetime.

Grandparents & Extended Families

Study finds grandparent support may not significantly improve maternal mental health

But the grandparent-child relationship has big benefits in other ways.

Grandparents & Extended Families

10 celebrities who look like their famous grandparents

Nope, you’re not seeing double.

Grandparents & Extended Families

My mom has Alzheimer’s, and now I feel like I’m a mom without a mom

My mom has Alzheimer's disease. The pain of watching her deteriorate is worse, in ways, now that my daughter is here, but if there’s one thing I’ve learned from them both, it’s that joy can, and should, be found in the little things.

Travel

Grandma wins over social media with unusual hobby: ‘I have to continually pinch myself’

What else have they experienced? Maybe too much to recount.

Travel

‘Gramping’ is the sweet new travel trend for grandparents & grandkids

Learn all about this new travel trend and if it's right for you.

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News reporter mom’s hilariously accurate ‘report’ on moms as grandmas is spot-on

"Anyone else’s mom get soft once they became a grandparent? 😂"