Good News!
Good to Be Grand is now available in paperback.
Being a grandparent – and making the most of the experience – is always a great adventure. With my first grandchild, I wanted to know more about infant care, child development, changing family relationships, etc., and when I couldn’t find a good book on these topics, I wrote one. The little baby who inspired Good to Be Grand when he was cooing and crawling on a quilt is now grabbing rebounds on a basketball court. So I’ve updated and expanded Good to Be Grand with new information and resources for grandparents. And beginning August 5, 2025 – it’s available for the first time in PAPERBACK!
About the Award from GRAND Magazine:
“Over the 20 years GRAND has been published (in digital format since 2014), we’ve been in touch with millions of grandparents. We’ve learned how important it is to them that they do their ‘job’ as grandparents well. They want information and clarification. They want to hear from experts, other grandparents, and parents, and GRAND Magazine is all about that. We put Good to Be Grand at the top of our list of best books for grandparents because it includes important, helpful and accurate information in a manner that’s easy to follow.”
—CHRISTINE CROSBY Cofounder and Editorial Director of GRAND
To enjoy reading GRAND – The Lifestyle Magazine for Today’s Grandparents: https://www.grandmagazine.com/
More writing:
The Perfection of our Imperfect Grandchildren
I continue to try to really understand what it is about having grandchildren that kidnaps our hearts. My latest insight is that we have a chance to see a work in progress without judging it, grading it, editing it, revising it, or blaming it.
Our infant grandchildren cry at inconvenient times, keep their parents awake and make them crabby, drool, dribble, and make all sorts of messes -- and we forgive them.
Our toddlers get bumps and bruises, spill paint on our kitchen table, get loud in restaurants, want burgers for every meal, and sometimes run their bikes into our ankles. And we love them absolutely anyway.
Good to Be Grand -- How it all started
When I was about to become a grandmother, I was looking for information and inspiration! I searched for a book that would tell me what’s still true about childcare and child development. A book that would teach me about new techniques, new equipment, and new parenting philosophies. A book that would help navigate changing family dynamics and prepare me for this important new phase.
I couldn’t find that book anywhere. So I wrote Good to Be Grand.
Prepare for this transformative stage of life—and make the baby’s first year one of the most meaningful experiences for both of you.
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Praise for Good to Be Grand
“If only every stage of life had a book like this to go with it. Good to Be Grand not only informs but highlights the opportunity to approach grandparenting with intention and along the way discover new areas of personal growth.”
“Cheryl Harbour’s Good to Be Grand is a great read for any new grandparent. I recommend the book as a resource for parents and grandparents alike. Harbour’s organization around “What’s Still True?”/“What’s New?” gives grandparents and new parents a chance to open a dialogue about generational differences in parenting while exploring together what is best for the newest member(s) of the family. Good to Be Grand is solidly grounded in current knowledge of child and family development yet accessible to anyone interested in learning more about the life-changing experience of grandparenting, which I believe is the most important family role of this century.”
“Becoming a grandparent is full of blessings as well as often unexpected challenges. In this engaging book, Cheryl Harbour shows us that grandparenting isn’t just a simple reboot of the parenting role, but will require learning new skills, both communicative and practical, as well as rediscovering forgotten joys. She is a wise and appealing companion for this journey and she has written a lively, accessible and informative guide that will be welcomed by anyone embarking on this wondrous phase of life.”
“When you start to read this book, be prepared to smile, learn, think, reflect, reminisce, and chuckle...all the way to the end. Armed with current knowledge on baby care and child development, you will be ready to enjoy and enrich your family life in the role of a grandparent.”