March 14, 2023 – In Grand Central® Radio podcast Episode No. 10, licensed clinical social workers experienced in assisting children and their caregivers in overcoming severe trauma resulting from such community disasters as 9/11, floods, and displacement and resettlement due to war or other disasters in Central America discussed with host Geri Cole and two other working grandmothers tools and strategies to help children in their care survive trauma and anxiety during and after community disaster when professional mental health and social worker services and – even the Internet – may not be available. Those social workers are: Dr. Leslie...Read More

© 2022 Grandma Communications LLC Licensed clinical social workers experienced in assisting children and their caregivers in overcoming severe trauma resulting from such community disasters as 9/11, floods, and displacement and resettlement due to war or other disasters in Central America, Dr. Leslie Pena-Sullivan and Mr. William Stover, discuss with host Geri Cole and two other working grandmothers tools and strategies to help children in their care survive trauma and anxiety during and after community disaster when professional mental health and social worker services and – even the Internet – may not be available, including (a) listening more than talking, (b)...Read More

GRAND CENTRAL® RADIO EPISODE NO. 10: BUILDING RESILIENCE IN DISASTER To download a pdf of this transcript click here Geri: Welcome to Grand Central® Radio, the grandparents’ community platform. I’m your host, Geri Cole. This is a talk, listen, and act show for grandparents and future grandparents everywhere. My adult child, that child’s spouse and in-laws, and my two young grandchildren give me LOTS of questions and concerns. Like you, I want to be as effective for my grandkids and their parents as possible. To achieve these goals, I also want to stay physically and mentally fit. . .and have...Read More

© 2022 Grandma Communications LLC Kristin Reiber Harris, an artist/animator/educator committed to visual storytelling about the natural world, host Geri Cole, and four other grandparents, including two other visual artists, discuss engaging and developing appreciation by grandchildren for nature and art, including enjoying nature together and creating parallel nature journals and other collaborative grandparent/grandchild art projects, integrating technological art creation with traditional art media, remaining non-judgmental about grandchildren’s and grandparent’s technical artistic competence and skills, and focusing on their mark-making and creative expressions of their perceptions and feelings in their art, validating their expressions as artists.Read More

© 2022 Grandma Communications LLC Katie Ginsberg, founder and advisor of the Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation, CELF, a not-for-profit organization fostering education of young people about the links between human health, consumption, conflict, equity, and the environment  and working with education and environmental thought leaders from around the world to bring best practices in Education for Sustainability to K-12 public and independent schools, discusses with host Geri Cole and another grandparent discussion topics and activities that grandparents can share with their grandchildren (including storytelling about grandparents’ childhood experiences with nature, connecting trees to environmental change, and nature journaling), actions that grandparents...Read More

© 2022 Grandma Communications LLC Nancy A. May, a renowned strategic advisor to senior executives and boards of public and private companies of various sizes and locations in a broad array of industries about business issues whose company focuses on guiding caregivers to obtain practical knowledge, resources, and access for their support and to avoid tricks and traps of care systems, talks with host Geri Cole and other grandparents about best practices to train young children when and how to dial 911 and to plan for medical and other emergencies while caring for young children and disabled persons.  Read More

© 2021 Grandma Communications LLC Dr. Bessie Fletcher, clinical psychologist, ordained Chaplain, magazine publisher, radio/television talk show personality focused on mother/daughter bonding, and great-grandmother, discusses with host Geri Cole and three other grandmothers Dr. Bessie’s strategies for developing loving “intra-conversations” and risk-free “honest conversations,” mutual trust and respect, and fulfilling relationships from generation to generation: requesting and receiving private time of mother with daughter or daughter-in-law and permission to give advice and take other action, recognizing and admitting failings, apologizing, forgiving, and giving eye contact and hugs. Geri interviews Dr. Bessie the first 45 minutes and notes takeaways the last 5 minutes. Other...Read More

© 2021 Grandma Communications LLC Dr. Gerald Goldhaber, known as “The Warnings Doctor,” an expert witness, consultant, author, and CNN Tonight and other radio and television show analyst, shares with host Geri Cole and another grandparent his extensive experience with dangers of and warnings about products, foods, beverages, and facilities and his suggestions to keep our grandchildren and ourselves safe.Read More

© 2021 Grandma Communications LLC Host Geri Cole, other grandparents on America’s East and West Coasts, and NRA member, certified Range Safety Officer, and home security and safety counselor Kelan J. Vorbach talk about education, training, and discussions with grandchildren and other family members regarding guns, gun violence, vigilance, alertness, preparedness, and safety.Read More

© 2021 Grandma Communications LLC Hannah Ahmed, an experienced certified financial planner employed by a registered investment advisor firm, discusses with host Geri Cole and other grandparents in East and West USA their concerns and ideas about investing for their grandchildren’s education and financial future and preparing their grandchildren to save and manage their own finances, shares tips for choosing a financial or investment adviser and various tools and strategies to save and invest for their grandchildren’s benefit, and encourages family conversations as essential to planning.Read More