Camp Grandma: Next-Generation Grandparenting-Beyond Babysitting

Camp Grandma: Next-Generation Grandparenting-Beyond Babysitting

by Marianne Waggoner Day
Camp Grandma: Next-Generation Grandparenting-Beyond Babysitting

Camp Grandma: Next-Generation Grandparenting-Beyond Babysitting

by Marianne Waggoner Day

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Overview

Warm cookies and milk are still okay, but what if they came with a workshop on goal setting or writing a business plan for the school year? Camp Grandma is full of innovative ideas that Marianne Waggoner Day, a highly successful businesswoman who became a committed and dedicated grandmother, modified from her working life in an effort to connect with her grandchildren. Along the way, she realized that in teaching her grandchildren, she in turn was learning some unexpected and invaluable lessons from them.

Here, Day offers a new and refreshing perspective on grandparenting. Readers will be introduced to a compelling, sometimes humorous, and totally unexpected twist on a role people often take for granted—as well as enter into the larger societal conversation we should be having about the possibilities and value of grandparenting and how the women’s movement has reinvigorated and reshaped women’s approach to being grandmothers.

Full of ideas and creative ways for grandparents to help their grandchildren grow strong, think critically, and have fun all at the same time, Camp Grandma reveals the importance of grandparenting and the value of passing on traditions, knowledge, and wisdom to the new generation. Babysitter? Not even close.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781631525117
Publisher: She Writes Press
Publication date: 05/07/2019
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 1,139,555
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

As a young wife and stay-at-home mother, Marianne Waggoner Day was a “typical” June Cleaver housewife of the ’60s and ’70s—until her divorce necessitated “getting a job.” She started her career in sales and was promoted to various management positions. Ultimately, she became president of retail services for CBRE, where she led the largest commercial retail real estate practice in the world. Under her management, it outperformed the competition nearly two to one. Day was the first woman to earn a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 100-year-old company. She was a frequent speaker and facilitated learning and training sessions. Ten years ago, she elected to step down from her corporate role while continuing to consult with former clients and coach high-performing business professionals. Now in retirement, she has come full circle—from having her picture in the Wall Street Journal to spending much of her day caring for her grandchildren.

Table of Contents

Preface xv

Introduction: A Perfect Match xix

Part 1 The Inspiration

Chapter 1 The Genesis of Camp Grandma 3

Chapter 2 Grandparenting 2.0 9

Chapter 3 Standing on Their Shoulders 17

Part 2 Camp Grandma

Chapter 4 A Corporate Retreat for Kids 25

Chapter 5 Speaking Up 37

Chapter 6 Are You Listening? 49

Chapter 7 Adding Value 57

Chapter 8 Understanding What You Have to Offer 67

Chapter 9 Teamwork 75

Chapter 10 Building Your Résumé 89

Chapter 11 Relationships 99

Chapter 12 Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan 111

Chapter 13 The Ancestor Within 121

Chapter 14 Run with Your Strengths 129

Chapter 15 Reputation and Technology 141

Chapter 16 Unleashing Your Self-Expression 151

Part 3 Lessons Learned

Chapter 17 What We Can All Learn from the Bearded Dragon 161

Chapter 18 The View from the Balcony 169

Chapter 19 Grandparenting 101 179

Chapter 20 Raise Your Hand! 189

Chapter 21 What's Next? 199

Chapter 22 What's Love Got to Do with It? 205

Epilogue 211

Index 215

Acknowledgments 225

About the Author 227

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