EP – 202 How We Can Support Moms

This is our second panel or round table discussion on The Cool Grandpa Podcast. I like to call these activities Cracker Barrels. I like that term because it is what we used when I was in Scouts. It is a fun, nostalgic term for gathering informally and sharing important and sometimes not-so-important information.

We have four wonderful guests joining me to give their thoughts on how fathers and fathers-in-law can support moms. After all, the old adage that if mom isn’t happy, no one is happy is more true than we might like to admit.

This event’s participants are Dr. Kerry Byrne, Lori Wynne, DeeDee More, and Amanda Weishar. I have known these awesome women for some time and have worked with Kerry and DeeDee on some grandparenting projects in the past.

You are going to enjoy this fun conversation, and I encourage you to share it with other people who may be a bit unsure about how to support their adult daughters and daughters-in-law.

Links

Use this link to access the More Than Grand website. DeeDee More’s contact information is available on her website located at: https://www.morethangrand.com/

You can learn more about Dr. Kerry Byrne’s work on behalf of grandparents at The Long Distance Grandparent and join me in The Long Distance Grandparent Society (LDGS). You might also like to sign up for the Ideas Club. Regardless, the way to connect with Kerry is to start with this link: https://thelongdistancegrandparent.com/

To connect with Lori and possibly grab a gift card for your wife, daughter, or daughter-in-law, check out Lori’s website at https://www.fashionwithflair.com/

You can check out this episode on YouTube by clicking on this link: https://youtu.be/81SLxCyeLCw

One of the great books mentioned in our conversation is The Essential Questions: Interview Your Family to Uncover Stories and Bridge Generations, https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Questions-Interview-Uncover-Generations/dp/0593420926/ref=asc_df_0593420926/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693313423915&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6306226522772353603&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1015313&hvtargid=pla-1643658361638&psc=1&mcid=146d2c0d7e103f8ca15a885e4797003f.

Amanda mentioned this excellent parenting book, Parenting: A House United: Changing Children’s Hearts and Behaviors by Teaching Self-Government. https://www.amazon.com/Parenting-Changing-Childrens-Behaviors-Self-Government/dp/1892131331

You can check out Lori’s father-in-law’s YouTube channel by clicking on this link: https://www.youtube.com/@thehorseandi (Be sure to ‘Like and Subscribe’ to the channel)

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