In April 2003 after working
a website dedicated to grandparents that failed, I decided to launch
Grandparents Magazine™ on my own. Grandparents Magazine is now the number
one destination in Google for Grandparents. We have over 75,000 unique
visitors each month and it's a site that I run completely alone. I really
believed that there should be a fun, free place on the internet for
grandparents. That's why my site exists. I was hoping to turn it into a
real magazine, but lacking the cash I've decided to keep it as it is. I
received my Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University, where I was
the President of the Student Government for the Hotel/Restaurant School. I
am an avid cyclist (I raced both road and mountain for years) and I'm a
devoted and proud mother of three. I also have a big dog named Zeda (she's
a Dogue de Bordeaux.) When I'm not working on my site, writing or creating
other people's sites, I can be found knitting or making jewelry. Ah, if
only the day had about 6 more hours maybe I'd get stuff done!
Click here to see
pictures of my family etc.
September 11, 2005: LOVE
BY ANY OTHER NAME GRANDPARENTS ANSWER TO WHATEVER KIDS CALL THEM
Grandchildren
may have many names for their grandparents, but most members of
the older generation say anything the younger generation calls
them is fine.Read
the whole article
June 12,
2005: Bridging the gap:
Katrina Hayday Wester, founder and CEO of the online periodical
Grandparents Magazine (www.grandparentsmagazine.net),
offers the following ideas... Read
the whole article
May 25, 2005
- Robert Powell: Six top summer vacations for seniors:
Katrina
Hayday Wester, founder of Grandparents magazine, says Puerto
Rico, which offers the beauty of the Caribbean Sea and the
Atlantic Ocean, is a great getaway. Read
the whole article (free subscription required.)
Good Day New York with
Jodi Applegate and Jim Ryan - December 22, 2004. "Last
Minute Gifts for Grandparents this Holiday Season".Click
here to read the transcript.
CNN Sunday Morning with
Betty Nguyen - November 28, 2004. "Top Toy Picks
for Children this Holiday Season". Click here to
watch the
video (subscription required) or read
the transcript.
Grand Idea, March 11, 2005: Grandparents Magazine, now in its third year, is a free online magazine featuring book and toy reviews, song lyrics, gift ideas, activities, and ...
read
more
USA Today, May 28,
2003: "Just when you
thought there were no resources on the Net for the average
grandparent, here comes Grandparents. Check out gift ideas for
grandchildren. Read product reviews. Learn your rights as a
grandparent. And if you're really feeling out of the loop, learn
the hip new song lyrics kids are singing."
GRANDPARENT
ROLE MOVES BEYOND SENTIMENTALITY - The Globe and Mail,
Aug. 28, 2004 "You have these boomers who are now all
becoming grandparents," notes Katrina Hayday Wester, founder of
the online Grandparents Magazine out of Wayne, Pa. "So even the
population of grandparents is increasing." read
more
"To cater to the growing number of devoted grandparents,
Katrina Hayday Wester created an online resource called
Grandparents Magazine. Click
to read article
GRAND,
INDEED by Jim
Shelton , Register Staff
Grandchildren bring out the kid in these boomer-generation
grandparent. Full
Story
