When things go wrong at school
‘She’s being threatened with exclusion. She never seems to go to school, or when she [...]
Welcome to Grannynet – the original site for grandmothers.
So you’re thinking “how can Grannynet be useful to me?” Grandparenting is a hugely rewarding experience but it does come with its challenges.
Grannynet has lots of interesting ADVICE & IDEAS, as well as a friendly FORUM where you can chat to other women like yourself about anything you choose. Plus, if you need to buy anything for your grandchildren then do visit our shop. Remember to BECOME A MEMBER to receive our free newsletters.
Click here for a video in which Verity & her Mum introduce you to the site.
P.S: We are making some upgrades to the site until Thursday 26th January 2012, so please bear with us if you experience any technical hitches…
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LATEST ADVICE & IDEAS
When the grandchildren first arrive
Grandparents can become kinship carers overnight. We hope these tips might help make it a [...]
What to feed a pregnant woman
One thing you can be sure of, your pregnant daughter or daughter-in-law will be overloaded [...]
More top tips for travelling with your grandchildren
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. Here are 10 great ones that will help keep grandchildren, from pre-schoolers to pre-teens, occupied, interested and in control while travelling with you.
Where to camp?
Fancy a few days in the great outdoors? Camp sites come in all shapes and [...]
Why go camping?
The Camping and Caravanning Club’s New to Camping campaign is designed to help new or [...]
Caring for a newborn
Grannynet have partnered up with the experts at Antenatal Online to provide you with two videos (Early [...]
Preparing the bedroom for when the grandchildren come to stay
Grandmas are invaluable when it comes to helping with the children – after all, not [...]
Top tips for beating online shopping fraud
More than 32 million of us now shop online, and we all need to work [...]
U3A: loving this way of learning
‘It’s a fantastic way of learning new things, it’s sociable – and, best of all, [...]
What are smartphones?
You’ve probably seen people flashing them about on the street – fancy-looking mobile phones that [...]
8 ways to save money on a holiday abroad
Here we give you 8 more ways to make your summer holiday as inexpensive as possible, writes Jasmine Birtles of Moneymagpie. From cashback and currency deals to cheap calls and free guide books, you’ll be able to save pounds – and euros and dollars and…!
Grandparents’ Guide to the Great Getaway
Helpful hints to holidaying with grandchildren It goes without saying that holidays should be the [...]
Planning a cruise?
If you are thinking of going on a cruise, there is only one exhibition dedicated to [...]
8 ways to save money on a holiday abroad
Here we give you 8 more ways to make your summer holiday as inexpensive as possible, writes Jasmine Birtles of Moneymagpie. From cashback and currency deals to cheap calls and free guide books, you’ll be able to save pounds – and euros and dollars and…!
Wills – frequently asked questions
Why make a will? Every person over 18 should make a last will and testament [...]
Will changes to child benefit payments affect your family?
Child benefit will no longer be a universal benefit paid to all families with children. [...]
"All grandparents need support and I can't think of a better way of finding that support than by logging on to Grannynet..."
Dr Miriam Stoppard OBE
