New Age Nanas

Being a grandmother is one of life's most important rolesand many women can feel unprepared to take it on. New AgeNanas presents the rich and diverse views of over 1000modern Australian grandmothers on what it is like to be agrandmother today, interwoven with expert commentary onhow to make the most of this potentially wonderful andrewarding stage of life. This book is for grandmothersand their families to contemplate, learn from, laugh andcry with. Readers will read about grandmothers' views ontopics such as feelings towards grandchildren, managingchanging relationships as grandchildren get older,negotiating conflicts, special issues faced bygrandmothers and taking time for their own lives,together with expert suggestions and advice from theauthors on positive grandmothering. Based on soundresearch, and written in an engaging and readable style,it is a 'self help' book for grandmothers with adifference. Most importantly, New Age Nanas is a book inwhich Australia's two million grandmothers can findthemselves, their concerns and their joys in the moderngrandmothering role.