Karen L. Rancourt, Ph.D., Archives

2011

Introducing Dr. Gramma Karen

http://www.babybites.com/08/31/ask-gramma-kare/

9/14/11

How do I Deal with an Unsupportive Mother-in-Law?

http://www.babybites.com/09/14/ask-dr-gramma-karen-how-do-i-deal-with-an-unsupportive-mother-in-law/

9/21/11

Advice on Giving Unsolicited Advice

http://www.babybites.com/09/21/ask-dr-gramma-karen-advice-on-giving-unsolicited-advice/

9/28/11

Don’t Call Me Grandma

http://www.babybites.com/09/28/ask-dr-gramma-karen-don%e2%80%99t-call-me-grandma/

10/5/11

Readers’ Comments on Advice on Giving Unsolicited Advice

http://www.babybites.com/10/05/ask-dr-gramma-karen-readers%E2%80%99-comments-on-advice-for-giving-unsolicited-advice/

10/12/11

What Can I do About “Helicopter” Grandmothers? (Part I)

http://www.babybites.com/10/12/ask-dr-gramma-karen-what-can-i-do-about-%e2%80%9chelicopter%e2%80%9d-grandmothers-part-i/

10/19/11

What Can I do About “Helicopter” Grandmothers? (Part II)

http://www.babybites.com/10/19/ask-dr-gramma-karen-what-can-i-do-about-%e2%80%9chelicopter%e2%80%9d-grandmothers-part-ii/

10/26/11

Staying at the Grandparents’ Is Not So Easy

http://www.babybites.com/10/26/ask-dr-gramma-karen-staying-at-the-grandparents%e2%80%99-is-not-so-easy/

11/2/11

Readers’ Comments on Helicopter Grandmothers

http://www.babybites.com/11/02/ask-dr-gramma-karen-readers%e2%80%99-comments-on-helicopter-grandmothers/

11/9/11

I Don’t Want My Mother-in-Law to Baby Sit

http://www.babybites.com/11/09/ask-dr-gramma-karen-i-don%e2%80%99t-want-my-mother-in-law-to-baby-sit/

11/16/11

Dreading the Family Thanksgiving Dinner

http://www.babybites.com/11/16/ask-dr-gramma-karen-dreading-the-family-thanksgiving-dinner/

11/30/11

Taking the Stress Out of Gift Giving

http://www.babybites.com/11/30/ask-dr-gramma-karen-taking-the-stress-out-of-gift-giving/

12/7/11

Grandmother Sees a Potential Speech Problem, Parents Don’t Agree

http://www.babybites.com/12/07/ask-dr-gramma-karen-grandmother-sees-a-potential-speech-problem-parents-don%e2%80%99t-agree/

12/15/11

My Grandson Is No Longer Loving Towards Me

http://www.babybites.com/12/15/ask-dr-gramma-karen-my-grandson-is-no-longer-loving-towards-me/

2012

1/5/12

My Granddaughter Wants a Cellphone, but Her Mom Says No

http://www.babybites.com/01/05/ask-dr-gramma-karen-my-granddaughter-wants-a-cellphone-but-her-mom-says-no/

1/12/12

I Distrust My Stepmother’s Dog

http://www.babybites.com/01/12/ask-dr-gramma-karen-i-distrust-my-stepmother%e2%80%99s-dog/

1/19/12

My Granddaughter’s Secret

http://www.babybites.com/01/19/ask-dr-gramma-karen-my-granddaughter%e2%80%99s-secret/

1/26/12

My Grandson Repeated Something Hurtful My Daughter Said

http://www.babybites.com/01/26/ask-dr-gramma-karen-my-grandson-repeated-something-hurtful-my-daughter-said/

2/2/12

I Dread Mealtimes with my Sister’s Kids

http://www.babybites.com/02/02/ask-dr-gramma-karen-i-dread-mealtimes-with-my-sister%e2%80%99s-kids/

2/9/12

Readers Respond to My Granddaughter’s Secret

http://www.babybites.com/02/09/readers%e2%80%99-respond-to-my-granddaughter%e2%80%99s-secret/

2/16/12

How to Tell My Children Their Grandmother Has Cancer

http://www.babybites.com/02/16/how-to-tell-my-children-their-grandmother-has-cancer/

2/23/12

Grandmother Doesn’t Want to Babysit

 

3/1/12

My Grandson’s Mother is a Poor Role Model

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/my-grandsons-mother-is-a-poor-role-model/

3/8/12

My Son’s Inheritance Is at Risk

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/my-sons-inheritance-is-at-risk/

3/15/12

My Mother-in-Law Is a Liar

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/my-mother-in-law-is-a-liar/

4/5/12

Grandmother’s Hurtful Behavior towards Grandson

http://mommybites.com/col1/toddler/grandmothers-hurtful-behavior-towards-grandson/

4/12/12

Readers’ Follow-Up Comments

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/readers-follow-up-comments/

4/19/12

How to Handle My Spoiled Niece and Nephew

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/how-to-handle-my-spoiled-niece-and-nephew/

4/26/12

Family Cruise Includes Unpleasant Brother-in-Law

http://mommybites.com/col1/preschool/family-cruise-includes-unpleasant-brother-in-law/

5/3/12

My Daughter-in-Law Excludes My Husband and Me

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/my-daughter-in-law-excludes-my-husband-and-me/

5/10/12

Heated Discussions at Work about Kids’ Homework

http://mommybites.com/col2/nanny/heated-discussions-at-work-about-kids-homework/

5/17/12

Condo Living and Grandchildren Who Visit

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/condo-living-and-grandchildren-who-visit/

5/24/12

Granddaughter’s Embarrassing Style of Dress

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/granddaughters-embarrassing-style-of-dress/

6/7/12

Update on Grandmother’s Hurtful Behavior towards Grandson

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/update-on-grandmothers-hurtful-behavior-towards-grandson/

6/21/12

The Dueling Grandmothers

http://mommybites.com/col1/prenatal/the-dueling-grandmothers/

7/5/12

Follow Up to Heated Discussions at Work about Kids’ Homework

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/follow-up-to-heated-discussions-at-work-about-kids-homework/

7/19/12

I Think My Husband’s Stepmother Is Illiterate

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/i-think-my-husbands-stepmother-is-illiterate/

8/2/12

Grandmother Has Limited Access to Her Grandson

http://mommybites.com/col1/toddler/grandmother-has-limited-access-to-her-grandson/

8/16/12

Mom Feels Guilty about a School Decision She Made

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/mom-feels-guilty-about-school-decision-she-made/

8/30/12

New Neighbors Are Proselytizing

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/new-neighbors-are-proselytizing/

9/11/12

Remembering 9/11:

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/remembering-911/

9/25/12

Young Parents Deal with Legal Guardianship

http://mommybites.com/col1/baby/young-parents-deal-with-legal-guardianship/

10/9/12

Son Marries While Grandmother is Dying

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/son-marries-while-grandmother-is-dying/

10/23/12

Readers’ Tips for De-stressing Thanksgiving

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/readers-tips-for-de-stressing-thanksgiving-2/

11/13/12

Grandparents and Grandchildren Help Us Smile

http://mommybites.com/col1/preschool/grandparents-and-grandchildren-help-us-smile/

11/27/12

Grandparents Grapple With Question: Is Santa Claus Real?

http://mommybites.com/col1/toddler/grandparents-grapple-santa-claus-real/

12/11/12

Guidelines for Giving and Receiving Gifts

http://mommybites.com/col1/toddler/guidelines-for-gifts/

2013

1/8/13

Readers Respond to My Holiday Columns

http://mommybites.com/col1/toddler/respond-to-holiday-columns/

1/22/13

Our Son and His Family Are Temporarily Living with Us

http://mommybites.com/col1/toddler/son-living-with-us/

2/5/13

Grandfather Is Guilt-Ridden About Grandson’s Accident

http://mommybites.com/col1/toddler/guilt-ridden-about-accident/

2/19/13

Grandparents Worry That Wealth Will Spoil Their Grandchildren

http://mommybites.com/col2/nanny/grandparents-worry-wealth/

3/5/13

Readers Respond to Guilt-Ridden Grandfather

http://mommybites.com/col2/nanny/respond-guilt-ridden-grandfather/

3/19/13

Request to Grandparents: Get Your Affairs in Order

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/get-your-affairs-in-order/

4/2/13

The Squabbling Grandparents

http://mommybites.com/col1/toddler/the-squabbling-grandparents/

4/16/13

Mother Not Wanted at Memorial Service

http://mommybites.com/col1/baby/ask-dr-gramma-karen-mother-not-wanted-at-memorial-service/

4/30/13

Son-in-Law Threatens to Keep Grandchildren from Mother-in-Law

http://mommybites.com/col1/toddler/son-in-law-threatens-mother-in-law/

5/14/13

Everything Begins with a Story

http://mommybites.com/col2/nanny/everything-begins-with-a-story/

5/28/13

Helping a Grandchild Deal with the Death of a Pet

http://mommybites.com/col1/baby/helping-grandchild-with-death-of-pet/

6/11/13

Mother Wants Money from Grandparents for Kids’ Camp

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/mother-wants-money-from-grandparents-for-kids%e2%80%99-camp/

6/25/13

Nonreligious Parents Face Problems Raising Their Children

http://mommybites.com/col1/preschool/ask-dr-gramma-karen-nonreligious-parents-face-problems-raising-their-children/

7/9/13

Readers’ Comments on “Mother Wants Money from Grandparents for Kids’ Camp”

http://mommybites.com/col1/baby/ask-dr-gramma-karen-readers%e2%80%99-comments-on-%e2%80%9cmother-wants-money-from-grandparents-for-kids%e2%80%99-camp%e2%80%9d/

7/23/13

Grandmother Is Offended by Granddaughter’s Swearing

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/grandmother-offended-by-granddaughter-swearing-2/

9/10/13

Philanthropic Grandparents Can Make a Difference

http://mommybites.com/col2/grandparents/ask-dr-gramma-karen-philanthropic-grandparents-can-make-a-difference/

9/24/13

In-laws Reject the Idea of an Adopted Grandchild

http://mommybites.com/col1/baby/in-laws-reject-the-idea-of-an-adopted-grandchild

10/8/13

We Worry About Our Kids Visiting Homes Where There Are Firearms

http://mommybites.com/col2/nanny/worry-about-kids-visiting-homes-with-firearms/

10/22/13

Mother-in-Law Bad-Mouths Her Daughter-in-Law

http://mommybites.com/col2/grandparents/ask-dr-gramma-karen-mother-in-law-bad-mouths-her-daughter-in-law/

11/5/13

My Father-in-Law’s Gun Hobbies Are Distressing

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/my-father-in-laws-gun-hobbies-are-distressing/

11/19/13

Change Traditions and Lower Your Holiday Dinner Stress

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/change-traditions-and-lower-your-holiday-dinner-stress/

12/10/13

The Secret Word to Avoid Spoiling Your Kids

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/ask-dr-gramma-karen-the-secret-word-to-avoid-spoiling-your-kids/

2014

1/7/14

Grandfather Wants to Keep Advanced Disease from His Family

http://mommybites.com/col2/grandparents/grandfather-wants-keep-advanced-disease-family/

1/21/14

Grandmother Shows Favoritism

http://mommybites.com/col1/baby/ask-dr-gramma-karen-grandmother-shows-favoritism/

2/4/14

Advice for Interacting with Adolescents

http://mommybites.com/col1/baby/ask-dr-gramma-karen-advice-interacting-adolescents/

2/8/14

Grandmother Denied Access to Grandson

http://mommybites.com/col1/baby/grandmother-denied-access/

3/4/14

Grandmother Is Too Generous

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/ask-dr-gramma-karen-grandmother-generous/

3/18/14

Daughter-in-Law Is Upset with Father-in-Law’s Behavior

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/ask-dr-gramma-karen-daughter-law-upset-father-laws-behavior/

4/1/14

Grandparents Are Not Sure How to Talk about Tragedies with Grandchildren

http://mommybites.com/col2/nanny/grandparents-talk-tragedies/

4/15/14

Readers’ Comments about Father-in-Law’s Questionable Behavior

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/readers-comments-father-laws-questionable-behavior/

4/29/14

Overprotective Daughter-in-Law Limits Grandparents’ Access

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/overprotective-daughter-law-limits-grandparents-access/

5/13/14

Grandson Is Not Paying Back Grandfather’s Loan

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/ask-dr-gramma-karen-grandson-paying-back-grandfathers-loan/

5/27/14

Daughter-in-Law Is Not Sure about Expressing Certain Feelings

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/ask-dr-gramma-karen-daughter-law-sure-expressing-certain-feelings/

6/10/14

Grandparents Want to Set Some Ground Rules

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/ask-dr-gramma-karen-grandparents-want-set-ground-rules/

6/24/14

Not Sure How to Handle a Bullying Situation

http://mommybites.com/col2/nanny/ask-dr-gramma-karen-sure-handle-bullying-situation/

7/8/14

Talking with Teenagers about Grandfather’s Illness

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/talking-teenagers-grandfathers-illness/

7/22/14

Lifelong Memories: Grandparent-Grandchildren Road Trips

http://mommybites.com/col1/baby/grandparent-grandchildren-road-trips/

8/5/14

Mother-in-Law Feels Rejected by Daughter-in-Law

http://mommybites.com/col2/grandparents/mother-law-feels-rejected-daughter-law/

8/22/14

Grandparenting Is a Team Effort

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/grandparenting-team-effort/

9/2/14

A Grandmother’s Letter to Her Children

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/grandmothers-letter-grandchildren/

9/16/14

Daughter-in-Law Is Obsessed with Getting Pregnant

http://mommybites.com/col1/prenatal/dr-gramma-karen-daughter-law-obsessed-getting-pregnant/

9/30/14

Grandmother Questions Parents Staying Together

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/grandmother-questions-parents-staying-together/

10/14/14

Grandmother Worries about Other Grandmother’s favoritism

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/ask-dr-gramma-karen-grandmothering-favoritism-worries/

10/28/14

My Step-Grandchildren Lack Discipline

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/ask-dr-gramma-karen-step-grandchildren-lack-discipline/

11/11/14

Gift Ideas for the Grandchildren

http://mommybites.com/col1/toddler/gift-ideas-grandchildren/

11/25/14

How Not to Say the Wrong Thing

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/say-wrong-thing/

12/9/14

Family Members Disagree on Vaccinations

http://mommybites.com/col1/baby/family-disagree-vaccinations/

12/23/14

Discover Your Unique Gifts

http://mommybites.com/col2/grandparents/discover-unique-gifts/

2015

1/6/15

When Grandchildren Ask About a Family Secret

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/grandchildren-ask-family-secret/

1/20/15

Grandparents Question Participation Trophies

http://mommybites.com/col1/preschool/grandparents-question-participation-trophies/

2/3/15

Future Father-in-Law is “Too Friendly”

http://mommybites.com/col2/moms/future-father-law-friendly/

2/17/15

Grandchildren Teaching Grandparents

http://mommybites.com/col2/grandparents/grandchildren-teaching-grandparents/

3/3/15

Granddaughter Talks about Monsters and Death

http://mommybites.com/col2/grandparents/granddaughter-talks-monsters/

3/17/15

Grandparents and Their Grown Children’s Divorce

http://mommybites.com/col2/grandparents/ask-dr-gramma-karen-grandparents-grown-childrens-divorce/

3/31/15

Concern about a Young Boy Who Has No Friends

http://mommybites.com/col1/preschool/young-boy-no-friends/

4/14/15

Young Granddaughter Dresses Sexy

http://mommybites.com/col1/baby/young-granddaughter-dresses-sexy/

4/28/15

Step-Grandmother Discusses Her Favoritism

http://mommybites.com/col2/grandparents/step-grandmother-discusses-favoritism/

5/12/15

Granddaughter Wants to Share Bedroom with Her Boyfriend

http://mommybites.com/col2/grandparents/granddaughter-wants-share-bedroom-boyfriend/

5/26/15

Readers’ Comments, “Young Granddaughter Dresses Sexy”

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/readers-comments-granddaughter-dresses-sexy/

6/9/15

Granddaughter Is a Habitual Liar

http://mommybites.com/col2/big-kid/granddaughter-habitual-liar/