The Grandparenting Blueprint – Linda & Richard Eyre (Part One)

Part Two is here

What does it mean to grandparent on purpose? For Richard and Linda Eyre, the answer has been decades in the making. The bestselling authors of Teaching Your Children Values have evolved with their family, from nine children to 34 grandchildren, and along the way have developed a philosophy of proactive grandparenting that mirrors what good leadership looks like at any stage of life. In this 1st of 2 conversations about Richard Eyre’s new book, The Grandparenting Blueprint:How to Teach Your Grandchildren Life’s Most Important Lessons, we discuss:

Why grandparenting is where parenting was 50 years ago — a new frontier for intentional engagement

The crucial mindset shift: from manager (the parent’s role) to consultant (the grandparent’s opportunity)

Their TEAM framework — Trunk, Ear, Assembler, and Matcher — four roles every grandparent can play regardless of geography or circumstance

Grammy Camp, one-on-one grandfather dates, and other practices that create genuine connection across generations

The Five-Facet Review: a structured conversation with adult children that turns grandparents into informed, effective supporters

How knowing your family roots builds resilience in children — and what research from 9/11 survivors revealed about the power of family stories

The four types of grandparents — from disengaged to all-in, and why the all-in approach treats grandparenting like a second career

Linda brings warmth, insights and creativity to the grandmothering side of the equation, such as music, art, storytelling, and the precious one-on-one moments that reveal what grandchildren are really thinking. Richard brings his Harvard MBA mindset (and toolkit) to the legacy-building and structured side of grandparenting, including how to give financial help without creating entitlement.

This episode is a masterclass on how to cultivate meaningful relationships with intention. It’s a powerful reminder that grandparenting, like retirement itself, is far too important to leave to chance.

Linda and Richard Eyre join us from Utah.

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For More on Linda & Richard Eyre

The Grandparenting Blueprint:How to Teach Your Grandchildren Life’s Most Important Lessons (Amazon)

Also available from the publisher at the author’s price (40% off)

https://familius.com/book/the-grandparenting-blueprint/

Use the coupon code EYREFRIEND at checkout

Website

Grandmothering: The Secrets to Making a Difference While Having the Time of Your Life – by Linda Eyre

Online Grandparenting 101 Course

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Bio

Richard and Linda Eyre are among the most popular speakers in the world on parenting and families. Their clients and audiences range from The Young President’s Organization (YPO) and major corporations and associations to a wide array of school, civic, church and community groups. They find it remarkable and gratifying that in every one of the 50+ countries where they have presented, parents have similar hopes, dreams and worries about their children regardless of economic, religious, geographic, and cultural differences.

The Eyres are authors of more than 50 books, most of which deal with work/family balance and parenting, and one of which, Teaching Your Children Values, became the only parenting book in more than fifty years to reach #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. In addition to their ongoing work with parents, their latest books are about grandparenting and “Life in Full” for Baby Boomers.

Richard and Linda have been frequent guests on national network shows including Oprah, The Today Show, Prime Time Live, 60 Minutes, and Good Morning America; and they once did regular segments on the CBS Early Show. Their parenting website, ValuesParenting.com, provides ideas, guidance and creative programs for families throughout the world.

But their most important production is their nine children (“one of every kind”) who, through the years, have helped formulate their ideas for books an