Noise is a potential problem when you add a second person to a living arrangement. The issue can get bigger when you add a second and a third generation to the house. Most multigenerational homes discover they need some rules about noise in the house. The biggest contributor to most audio problems is the television..Read the rest…

Who hasn’t heard a complaint like this on a hot August day:
“Can someone turn the AC off, it’s cold enough to hang meat in here!
Of course six months later, you are likely to see your teenage son in gym shorts watching television with his grandmother who is wearing two sweaters and a blanket.
Basic problem —..Read the rest…

Tell me you haven’t had this discussion in your house. A member of a “younger” generation has posted something about their life on a social networking site (probably Facebook or MySpace), one or more members of an “older” generation has told them that such information is not good to have out there on the internet..Read the rest…

The advent of digital photography has made taking pictures nearly free. Of course, you have to purchase a camera (or a cell phone) and keep it charged but other than that — free! Which, of course, leads us to the bane of the digital age — information overload or in this case image overload. Too..Read the rest…

If you have thrown away the land line and gone all cellular then you can move on, there is nothing for you in this post. But most multigenerational homes have at least one land line, if for no other reason then you have had that same number for twenty years and granddad’s golf buddies have..Read the rest…

In an ideal computer literate multi-gen household every one has their own computer and the Wi-Fi router always works. In the real world we often share computer time. If that is the case in your household then each user should have their own password, which will restrict access to their files, downloads and surfing history...Read the rest…