COMMON GROUND. That is not always easy to find between three generations. Add to that the opinions about technology and it’s place in our daily lives and you will hear the crickets chirping at family gatherings. Now I know most of you Grandparent types are younger looking and healthier than ever. I thought I’d give you a cheat sheet for conversation starters that just might challenge your grandchild to explain why they enjoy technology…or at least have a laugh about why something is in the news. I have the suspicion that it will be an enjoyable talk. Here are your crib notes for the weekend:

That should be enough to get you started. I’ll warn you…say something negative about how ‘kids these days’ are wasting so much time on computers (or phones, or facebook, or anything else) and those grandchildren will shut like a clam. Knowing you will listen to their ideas about technology or trends will mean the world to them.

Now go be the hip grandparents I know you can. ;-)