Nana's World

Got a parenting question? Don’t google it. Ask Nana! Want to know a trick to this whole grandparenting thing? Ask Nana! I’ll answer your questions—even if it means I need to reach out to an expert to get you what you need to know. All you need to do is Ask Nana!

About Andrea

Hi! I’m Andrea, but a sweet little one calls me “Nana” and three little dears call me “grandma.” I don’t really care what they call me, I’m just thrilled to have them in my life! I’m also a semi-retired journalist who spent the best part of my career as executive/managing editor of an award-winning parenting magazine.

I always wanted to be a mom and I was thrilled to become a grandmother—but oh, how times have changed in the 30 or so years since I was a new mom.

While I blend my “old way” of doing things (which I learned from trial and error or, honestly, the mistakes I watched my own parents make) and the “new way” of doing things (or so my children tell me), what I find most confusing is HOW DID I GET HERE?! How can I be old enough to have adult children, let alone GRANDchildren?!