What Every Modern Grandparent Needs To KnowToday's grandparents continue with their careers and activities well into their grandparenting years. Totally Cool Grandparenting explains how these modern grandmparents can participate in the traditional joyous reponsibilities of their role in up-to-date ways. With clear, upfront advice, humor, and time-tested tactics, gathered from personal experience and dozens of interviews with grandparents--and grandkids--across the country, Linsley covers such topics as:Spoiling the grandchildren without annoying the parentsGiving gifts that the kids will likeHandling the visit, from baby-sitting to a holiday vacationTackling errands with grandkids in towCoping with modern methods of communicationTeaching, giving, and receiving respectAnd much moreThey always say children don't come with a manual, but thanks to Linsley, now grandkids do!