For Our Grandkids: What I Believe About Building Strong Children
Neil Taft reflects on Frederick Douglass’s timeless wisdom and shares what he’s learned about building strong grandchildren through curiosity, presence, and the small moments that matter most.
Child-Centered Grandparenting
The grandparents’ rights debate is framed entirely around adults. Neil Taft argues that the only question worth asking is what the child needs, and why that reframe changes everything about how grandparents show up.
Raising Your Grandchildren
Nearly 2 million grandparents are raising grandchildren in the U.S. Neil Taft shares honest, experience-backed guidance on protecting your health, securing your legal standing, accessing financial help, and giving grandchildren what they need most.
How an 81-Year-Old Great-Great Grandpa Became a TikTok Star
At 81, a last-minute podcast appearance turned into a TikTok moment with 1.9 million views. Here is what grandparents can learn from the one answer that stopped a room cold.
Those Grandparents Making a Difference
After 20 years in the grandparenting space and a TEDx talk this past May, Neil Taft reflects on the community doing this work alongside him, and two voices every grandparent should know.
Attention Is Love
The families that stay close share one quiet habit: they notice. Neil Taft on why paying attention, especially to what goes unsaid, may be the most powerful way to love your family.
Changing the Only Thing We Can Change
As caring grandparents, we cannot control how parents raise our grandchildren, but we can choose love, support, and wise influence. The best grandparenting happens when we partner with parents and keep the children’s best interests first.
The Treasure Trove
The Treasure Trove is a simple notebook that helps grandparents remember what matters most about each grandchild. It costs nothing, takes minutes to start, and transforms every conversation you have with the kids you love.
Boundaries Are Not the Enemy
Boundaries are not walls. They are a blueprint for how families work best. Parents can set them clearly, grandparents can honor them gracefully, and both sides can keep the relationship strong.
The Bridge to Your Grandchildren: Neil Taft’s New Book Is Here
“The daughter-in-law or daughter is the queen on the throne. She controls whether or not you will see your grandchildren – through thick and thin, through marriage and divorce, through anything.”
– Neil Taft, The Bridge to Your Grandchildren