Your home away from home.
We know being a grandparent today is about living your best life, staying involved, and embracing all the joy that comes with it.
Welcome to The Grandparent Village. The place you go because you can’t hold your family together, entirely alone.
Say It Out Loud
How to Have Honest Conversations Between Parents and Grandparents
A research-driven, therapist-informed guide to the honest conversations most families avoid. Drawing on real stories from parents and grandparents alongside clinical and educational expertise, helps both generations understand what's really behind their conflicts. From boundary-setting to loss of authority to fear of speaking up. Through its signature "what they really wish they could say out loud" format, surfaces the unspoken truth on both sides and puts the family on a path toward a more resilient family connection.
Grandparenting
Renew, Relive, Rejoice 52 Ways To Mindfully Connect & Grow With Your Grandkids
A mindfulness-based guide offering 52 simple, accessible practices for grandparents to build deeper connection with their grandchildren. Rather than treating grandparenting as a diminished or secondary role, the book reframes it as a season of personal renewal, inviting grandparents to be more present, rediscover joy in everyday moments, and grow alongside their grandchildren as they change through each stage of life.
The Village
Serve Your Heart, Feed Your Soul, & Live in the Moment
Being a grandparent is its own kind of lifelong adventure and taking care of yourself is what makes it possible to keep showing up fully for the people you love. The Village is dedicated entirely to you: the grandparent. Here you'll find wellness tips, feel-good recipes, and simple self-care practices designed to nourish your body, mind, and spirit — because the best gift you can give your grandkids is a happy, healthy, energized you.
Meet the Authors.
As two dynamic, ready-for-anything grandmas, share their wealth of personal experience and enthusiasm. Pam Siegel and Leslie Zinberg teamed up to create a space where grandparenting is cool, current, and completely in sync with today’s vital, engaged grandparents. The Grandparent Village is a warm, trusted digital home for grandparents and the families who love them.
Meet Pam Siegel & Leslie Zinberg
We help strengthen the bond between grandparents, and their adult children, one honest conversation at a time.
The Grandparent Village is a warm, trusted digital home for grandparents and the families who love them — created by authors and family experts Pam Siegel and Leslie Zinberg. Grounded in the belief that "every family needs a village."
Pam Siegel, MPH, MFT
| Author, Marriage Family Therapist |
Author, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and certified mindfulness therapist. Over two decades in private practice, blending public health education, clinical psychotherapy, and mindfulness instruction to guide families through dynamic life transitions.
Leslie Zinberg
| Author, Family Advocate |
Author, parent educator, and family relationship advocate. Co-founder of GrandparentsLink, an online resource platform providing information, media, and mindful guidance for modern grandparents. Leslie has co-authored four books, ranging from parenting to grandparenting.
“…a wonderful reminder of how profound, life-changing, and fun, becoming a grannie or a pop is.”
— Lesley Stahl, 60 Minutes, Author of Becoming Grandma
“The Grandparent Village exists because loving your family isn’t the hard part. Saying the true thing out loud usually is.”
-Pam Siegel
New book soon to be released…
Say It Out Loud is the handbook every grandparent needs. Siegel and Zinberg tackle the real friction points — food battles, screen time, unsolicited advice, in-law dynamics — with warmth, wisdom, and candid real-life stories that feel instantly familiar. Practical, honest, and deeply empathetic, this book shows both generations how to truly hear each other.
— Dr. Joshua Coleman, psychologist and author of Rules of Estrangement and When Parents Hurt
“We help families communicate, leading to a deeper understanding and connection between generations.”
-Leslie Zinberg
From health and well-being tips to guidance on navigating today's most sensitive family topics, The Grandparent Village is where two generations come together — one honest conversation at a time.
The Grandparent Village
We’re here to bring you a vibrant mix of everything you need to make this chapter of life more meaningful…from original insights on health and well-being to creative activities you can enjoy with your grandkids (and yes, even on your own!).
The Grandparent Village
Promoting communication and connection between generations.
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Parents of all ages, ethnicities, and genders in the United States
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Grandparents of all ages, ethnicities, and genders in the United States
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Children under the age of 18 of all ages, ethnicities, and genders in the United States
Let’s begin the conversation.
We're so glad you're here! Whether it's a question about our books and podcast, a boundary you're working through, or a small win with your grandkids you just have to share, we truly want to hear it. We may not be able to respond to each message personally, but every note is read with care — because in the Village, every voice matters.