Kristen Coffield

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Kristen Coffield

Founder of Active Grandparenting™ and The Culinary Cure™. This page is for women over 50 ready to to live younger longer and better.

Get my best tools for avoiding feeling old and embrace feeling alive at every age! I am an Author, Educator, and Culinary Disruptor. Disrupting food patterns and habits to create lives and bodies that love us back!

10/02/2026

Curiosity is the whole skill. It costs nothing and it changes everything about how your kids see you.

Welcome to the world of modern grandparenting, where your kids make the rules and you figure it out as you go.

Don't worry, I've got you covered at every stage. Visit https://activegrandparenting.com/active-grandparenting-book/ to pre-order my handbook for modern grandparents and active agers.

Stay Strong,
Kristen 🍋💦💪

10/01/2026

The 5 phrases that turn "let me know if you ever need a break" into parents actually calling you first. 🙌

More time with the grandkids isn't about asking harder — it's about removing friction. Show up prepared, stocked, certified, and consistent, and parents stop hesitating to hand them over.

Swipe for the exact words to use 👉

Which one are you stealing first? Drop your favorite grandparent phrase in the comments — and visit https://activegrandparenting.com/active-grandparenting-book/ for your copy of Active Grandparenting: A Guide to Modern Family Dynamics, Healthier Habits and Functional Fitness.

💛 Save this for the next time you want more time with the grandkids.

Stay Strong,
Kristen 🍋💦💪

09/30/2026

Say it with me: present, not in charge. It's a better job than the one you had before, I promise.

Grandparents deserve resources to help them stay connected to modern parenting. Visit https://activegrandparenting.com/active-grandparenting-framework/ to get my free Active Grandparenting Framework Guide for Modern Grandparents.

Repost this if it hit home, and let me know in the comments how your grandparenting journey is going.

Stay Strong,
Kristen 🍋💦💪

09/29/2026

You're going to overstep. That's not what breaks the relationship. The silence after does. 👉

Every grandparent says the wrong thing eventually — the unsolicited opinion, the rule you didn't agree with, the boundary you tested. Normal. What your adult child actually remembers isn't the misstep. It's whether you went back and owned it.
Swipe for the 4-step repair that keeps the door open (and the grandkid time coming) ➡️

Own it. Say it plainly — no "but." Go back.

💛 Save this for the next time you know you crossed a line. Visit https://activegrandparenting.com/active-grandparenting-book/ to pre-order Active Grandparenting and get my best information for modern grandparents.

Stay Strong 🍋💦💪
Kristen

09/27/2026

You raised great kids. That's exactly why they trust you enough to tell you what's changed. This is not your parents' grandparenting. If you're a grandparent, or you hope to be one soon, visit https://activegrandparenting.com/the-active-grandparenting-guide-to-welcoming-a-new-grandbaby/ to get my guide to welcoming a new grandbaby. Spoiler: pay more attention to the new mom than the new baby. Let me know in the comments where you are in your grandparenting journey.

Stay Strong,
Kristen 🍋💦💪

09/25/2026

She'll never say it out loud. But she'll remember exactly who showed up right. 💛
Postpartum isn't the time for advice, opinions, or "when my kids were babies." It's the time for a full fridge, clean counters, and someone who holds the baby so she can shower in peace.

Swipe for 5 things new moms actually need from grandparents — but will never ask for 👉

Tag a grandparent who gets it right, and drop your best tip for new moms in the comments. Visit https://activegrandparenting.com/active-grandparenting-book/ for your copy of Active Grandparenting: the handbook for modern grandparents ready to show up prepared.

💛 Save this. Then go be the grandparent she actually needs.

Stay Strong 🍋💦💪
Kristen

09/22/2026

Not the ones with the most opinions. The ones who make Tuesday easier. Welcome to the world of modern grandparenting, where your kids make the rules and you figure it out as you go. Don't worry, I've got you covered at every stage.

Visit https://activegrandparenting.com/active-grandparenting-book/ to get my handbook for modern grandparents and active agers.

Stay Strong,
Kristen 🍋💦💪

09/19/2026

This is the whole philosophy in one sentence. The rules didn't change to push you out — they changed so you could stay close. Grandparents deserve resources to help them stay connected to modern parenting.

Visit https://activegrandparenting.com/active-grandparenting-framework/ to get my free Active Grandparenting Framework Guide for Modern Grandparents. Repost this if it hit home, and let me know in the comments how your grandparenting journey is going.

Stay Strong,
Kristen 🍋💦💪

09/18/2026

Oreogate taught us more about boundaries than it did about cookies. 🍪

A mom went viral for trying to get an entire kindergarten to ban Oreos because her kid felt left out. The internet had thoughts — and honestly, so did we.

But the real lesson isn't about snacks. It's about knowing which battles are yours to fight, which rules belong to someone else's house, and when "that's not fair" just means "that's life."

Swipe through for 5 things every grandparent (ok, every parent too) can take from this whole saga 👉

Where do you land on Oreogate? Drop your take below — and if you want the full playbook on navigating this stuff with your grands, visit https://activegrandparenting.com/active-grandparenting-book/ for a copy of Active Grandparenting.

Stay Strong,�
Kristen 🍋💦💪

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