The go-to guide for improving communication and connection between parents and grandparents

From the thrilling moment a baby is born, family roles shift dramatically. While new parents and grandparents alike have the best of intentions, these intergenerational relationships can be emotionally charged and tricky. Things left unsaid can create distance, tensions, and misunderstanding. It's important to navigate these complex dynamics with love, openness, and empathy. But how?

In Say It Out Loud: How to Have Honest Conversations Between Parents and Grandparents, Pam Siegel and Leslie Zinberg help families communicate productively, leading to deeper understanding, collaboration, and connection between generations. They tackle the most relevant issues facing both generations today-including holidays, screen time, favoritism, discipline, changing roles, in-laws, religion, and estrangement-and provide concrete tools and exercises for each generation to practice and implement within their own family.

Filled with perspectives from parents and grandparents, key concepts, and expert insight, Say It Out Loud offers invaluable guidance for supporting loved ones respectfully and compassionately without overstepping. And when communication is open between generations, it sets an example for young grandchildren that can have a positive impact for years to come.

Pam Siegel, MPH, MFT, is a licensed marriage family therapist with a certification in mindfulness training. With her 50-year marriage, large extended family, and over 22 years in private practice, Pam has first-hand experience with the intricacies of family relationships. She is coauthor of Grandparenting: Renew, Relive, Rejoice with Leslie Zinberg. Siegel is a member of the California Association of Marriage Family Therapists and resides in Los Angeles.

Leslie Zinberg is a published author and co-founder of the grandparent website www.grandparentslink.com, a resource-filled site that offers guidance and inspiration for families. She is co-author of The Pink and Blue Baby Pages, The Pink and Blue Toddler Pages, and Grandparenting: Renew, Relive, Rejoice (with Pam Siegel). Zinberg and her husband of over 55 years live in Los Angeles, along with their children and grandchildren.