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Successful Aging

A weekly syndicated newspaper column by Helen Dennis

After more than 20 years and 1000+ columns, Helen continues to delight readers with her Successful Aging column for the Southern California News Group. The syndicated column reaches more than 1.6 million readers weekly.

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What grandparents need to know about connecting with their grandchildren

Last week, we identified several factors that can enhance the relationship between grandparents and teenage grandchildren, based on...

Missing out on family traditions is one more downside of the pandemic

This holiday time is particularly difficult for my husband and me. We love family traditions and the pandemic has robbed us from them....

3 ways to express gratitude as our pandemic-era Thanksgiving approaches

Dear readers, I recently attended a virtual Village Happy Hour, a monthly event sponsored by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Village. It...

More reader insight as Successful Aging celebrates 900 columns and 19 years

Dear readers. This week is a continuation of my 19th annual anniversary column describing what I have learned from our readers this past...

7 things we’ve learned about ourselves during the pandemic lockdown

It’s been ten years since we first met. No, this is not a love story, but a story about mid-to later-life men and women dedicated to...

Successful Aging: There are ways to connect with grandchildren during the pandemic

Q. Before the pandemic, I was a physically active grandmother to three young grandchildren. Currently, I am extremely compliant with the...

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Successful Aging appears

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The Los Angeles Daily News

The Daily Breeze

Pasadena Star News

Long Beach Press Telegram

Whittier Daily News

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Santa Barbara Sun

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Orange County Register

Redlands Daily Facts

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