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Grandparents – Be Aware of the Top 10 Overlooked Childproofing Issues

Editor’s Note: As we know, safety is top on the list for grandparents when it comes to their grandchildren. We’ve published numerous lists and reminders, but in my opinion, you just can’t be too careful when it comes to protecting your grandkids from dangers right in your own home.

 

By Louie Delaware – The [...]

When Retirement Calls You to Be a Parent—Again

(Editor’s Note: I saw this in the Wall Street Journal today and just had to share)

By Liz Peterson Weiss

I imagined retirement being many things—but not teacher conferences, appointments with pediatricians and soccer games.

At age 64, I am a member of an unconventional club: grandparents raising grandchildren. The Census Bureau estimates there are [...]

The Grandest Gift

Teaching kindness to a new generation

By Dr. Robin Ganzert

The image of a kindly old grandmother and grandfather serving up cookies and gentle wisdom may seem like some iconic Norman Rockwell scene from the past. (Today’s grandparents are more likely to take their grandchildren waterskiing or parasailing in between [...]

Help For Grandkids That May Face Bullying

By Caroline H. Sheppard, MSW

The best time to help prevent children from becoming helpless and powerless to bullying is at an early age. Brave Bart and the Bully, is designed to empower children ages 5-10, (given one to two years on either side, taking into consideration the developmental readiness of the child), by teaching [...]

If You Suspect Your Grandchild (or Any Child) is Being Abused

Our friend, Mike Tikkanen, founder of Kids At Risk Action (KARA) has a powerful new video available that you can access here: http://www.invisiblechildren.org/2013/01/17/watch-this/

The toll of childhood trauma on society is incalculable.

Kids At Risk Action (KARA) Kids At Risk Action (KARA) is a non-profit advocacy network focusing on issues related to neglected and [...]

Is Your Grandchild a Bully…Or Being Bullied?

By Todd Patkin

Grandparents are incredibly influential in their grandchildren’s lives. But often, they choose not to use the full measure of that influence. After all, it’s every grandparent’s prerogative to be more forgiving and lenient with grandkids than they ever would have been with their own children: Later bedtimes. Seconds on dessert. A talking-to [...]

Why Was Another Young Life Lost to Suicide?

Editor’s Note: We wanted to reprint this eulogy for Aaron Swartz, as he was someone’s grandson and he deserved to live a long and productive life. Suicide by young people is rising especially in the military.

Aaron Swartz was an internet leader and free-speech advocate. He helped organize the worldwide movement to keep [...]