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Harrington Meyer quoted in NY Times piece on vacationing with grandparents

July 19, 2021

The New York Times

Madonna Harrington Meyer headshot

Madonna Harrington Meyer


Many families are vacationing this summer with three or more generations together and experts are offering advice on how best to pull it off. One tip is to discuss who pays for what. On family trips, "there is very little money flowing uphill" to the older generation, Madonna Harrington Meyer, university professor of sociology and author of "Grandmothers at Work," has found in her research. Read more in the New York Times article, "How to Have a Fun, Multigenerational Family Vacation." 


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