https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Rent-A-Grandma/m-p/121141#M54256 <P>I think this is a great idea! <IMG src="https://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/001_smile.gif" alt="Smile" /></P> <P>Jobs for mature women that want to work or need a little extra income.</P> <P>I remember this one particular idea coming up in an article in the SF Chron a couple of years ago. Older ladies were matched with young teens that didn't have a grandmother around. They taught them how to cook, especially holiday dishes, and formed a loving bond with "their kids."</P> <P>"...a new Los Angeles-based employment agency is offering what some are calling the <A href="http://www.npr.org/2011/10/10/141204666/the-last-word-in-business" target="_hplink"><SPAN style="color: #745396;">career opportunity</SPAN></A> of a lifetime -- a <STRONG>chance to get paid to essentially be a child's grandmother."</STRONG></P> <P><STRONG><IMG id="img_caption_1004022" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/372742/thumbs/r-GRANDMOTHER-large570.jpg" alt="Grandmother" /></STRONG></P> <P><STRONG><A href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/rent-a-grandma-childcare-women-over-50_n_1004022.html?ir=Parents" target="_blank"> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/rent-a-grandma-childcare-women-over-50_n_1004022.html?ir=Parents</A></STRONG></P> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:26:06 GMT Noel7 2011-10-12T19:26:06Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Rent-A-Grandma/m-p/121141#M54256 <P>I think this is a great idea! <IMG src="https://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/001_smile.gif" alt="Smile" /></P> <P>Jobs for mature women that want to work or need a little extra income.</P> <P>I remember this one particular idea coming up in an article in the SF Chron a couple of years ago. Older ladies were matched with young teens that didn't have a grandmother around. They taught them how to cook, especially holiday dishes, and formed a loving bond with "their kids."</P> <P>"...a new Los Angeles-based employment agency is offering what some are calling the <A href="http://www.npr.org/2011/10/10/141204666/the-last-word-in-business" target="_hplink"><SPAN style="color: #745396;">career opportunity</SPAN></A> of a lifetime -- a <STRONG>chance to get paid to essentially be a child's grandmother."</STRONG></P> <P><STRONG><IMG id="img_caption_1004022" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/372742/thumbs/r-GRANDMOTHER-large570.jpg" alt="Grandmother" /></STRONG></P> <P><STRONG><A href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/rent-a-grandma-childcare-women-over-50_n_1004022.html?ir=Parents" target="_blank"> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/rent-a-grandma-childcare-women-over-50_n_1004022.html?ir=Parents</A></STRONG></P> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:26:06 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Rent-A-Grandma/m-p/121141#M54256 Noel7 2011-10-12T19:26:06Z