Have you visited "the" site for Grandparents?

Grandparents.com:  StageofLife.com has partnered with Grandparents.com to bring you a special offer:  
For a limited time, as a StageofLife.com reader or member, you can get one year of FREE membership in the Grandparents.com Benefits Club. 

Sign up and use promo code GPGIFT to get the Free membership (you may share this deal with family members as well).

If you're not familiar with Grandparents.com, they are dedicated to enhancing the lives of America's 70 million grandparents by fostering family connections, including child- and grandparent-friendly activities, travel ideas, compelling lifestyle features, expert advice, gift ideas, recipes, and more.

StageofLife.com is proud to welcome them as a partner for our members.

Have you visited "the" site for Grandparents?

Grandparents.com:  StageofLife.com has partnered with Grandparents.com to bring you a special offer:  
For a limited time, as a StageofLife.com reader or member, you can get one year of FREE membership in the Grandparents.com Benefits Club. 

Sign up and use promo code GPGIFT to get the Free membership (you may share this deal with family members as well).

If you're not familiar with Grandparents.com, they are dedicated to enhancing the lives of America's 70 million grandparents by fostering family connections, including child- and grandparent-friendly activities, travel ideas, compelling lifestyle features, expert advice, gift ideas, recipes, and more.

StageofLife.com is proud to welcome them as a partner for our members.

Teach your kids about money

WalnutRow.com:  For parents looking for solutions and ideas on how to help teach their children money management or tackle issues like giving an allowance, StageofLife.com whole-heartedly recommends WalnutRow.com.  This publisher/resource site believes that children can do many things that adults think are too complicated for them. They also believe that parents are extremely busy people and welcome books and materials that help them raise their children to be responsible adults.

Their first published book, The No-Cash Allowance, received the  Mom’s Choice Award in the parenting category. This book provides a real-life, hands-on financial education that a child cannot get in school or anywhere else. Parents are the best people to provide a financial education for a child as part of the growing up experience.

“Every parent can be successful when it comes to teaching their kids how to manage money,” according to Lynne L. Finch, award-winning author and allowance expert.

The No-Cash Allowance helps parents provide financial education at home in the most effective way to give kids real-life money management experience. Follow Lynne’s common sense approach to understanding kids and money.

Health Education and Wellness for K-12

LearntobeHealthy.org:  This amazing wellness and health education website is a must-visit for any parent or teacher interested in keeping children K-12 healthy.  Its award winning activities and content are mapped to state and national education standards.

There are free activities on the site as well as a yearly premium membership option that gives you access to over 150 lesson plans, games, web quests, and other activities dealing with health education topics ranging from mental health to nutrition to wellness to drugs to fitness and more. 

All proceeds from the premium membership go to support LearntobeHealthy.org's parent organization - the Susan P. Byrnes Health Education Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to keeping people active, healthy and WELL.  LearntobeHealthy.org Provides Health Educators, Families, and Kids Great Health Educational Tools!

Favorite Photo Printing Website?

KodakGallery.com:  No matter what stage of life you're in, nearly everyone takes pictures to perserve those special  life moments.  Graduation.  Road trips.  Nights out on the town with friends.  Vacations.  Your boyfriend or girlfriend...your fiancee.  Your spouse. Your house.  Your baby.  Your kids.  Your grandkids.  Your favorite golf course...well...you get the picture.

And speaking of pictures...if you aren't already using Kodak Gallery to create photo books of your friends and family or print photos for your albums, journals or special projects, then we highly recommend that you give them a try.

Take 10 minutes to upload a few of your digital photos to create dozens of photo items and gifts for you or your loved ones.  You won't be dissapointed.   Check out the Coupons and Special Offers at Kodak Gallery!

How to Find a Professional Geriatric Care Manager

SilverPlanet.com:  Silver Planet® helps Boomers guide their parents to age in place by providing services and products related to aging at home and housing options. Its Silver Advisors™ are professional geriatric care managers who provide phone consultations on preventing falls, navigating Medicare, evaluating senior driving challenges, and other issues Boomers must resolve while caring for an aging loved one. Silver Advisors clarify concerns, suggest a plan of action, help prioritize next steps, and furnish personalized written reports and recommendations. For a limited time, the first 15 minutes of selected consultations are free. Click here to learn more.

Silver Planet combines its personalized advisory services with relevant, high-quality content from nationally known speakers and authors, timely webinars, blogs, and senior scam alerts in one place, making it an essential resource for Boomers.

Free Budget Planning and Financial Management for Families

Mint.com:  Grandparents...you should tell your children and grandchildren about Mint.  We feel it's the best money management system one can use throughout their entire life.  And it's free.  Mint.com is a secure, online planner to help you budget and organize your family's finances while at the same time planning for life's financial milestones whether it be saving for your grandchildren's college education, buying or selling a new house, saving for a vacation, preparing for a new baby or looking ahead to retirement, etc. 

It takes about five to ten minutes to set up, and you can view all of your financial information in one place.  Money Magazine gives it a four-star rating and everyone from the New York Times to Good Morning America are raving about this free, simple, personal finance planner and money mangement tool. 

Stage of Life staff have tested it, use it and warmly recommend it.

10 Inexpensive Things to do with Your Pre-School Aged Grandchild

Many grandparents are on a fixed income.  Here are some fun, easy, and inexpensive suggestions on activites to do with your grandchild.  This topic and material submitted by Stage of Life user, Susan.