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By Jody Gastfriend, VP Senior Care Services for Care.com As the holidays approach, I want to share a story with you. It’s the story of a friend of mine, Noreen – a typical sandwich-generation mom and daughter who had many people and priorities to juggle. But it was during the holidays last [...] By: Christine Crosby, Editorial Director for GRAND Magazine I just read where a third of grandparents who care full time for their grandchildren are still in the work force. But add to that the fact that most of these grandparents (average age 55) are also caring, on some level, for a parent or other senior [...] 
November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and April is Autism Awareness Month. Alzheimer’s and autism have some similarities: they are both cognitive disabilities with a tendency to wander and the inability to find their way back home. According to the National Alzheimer’s Association, of the 5.3 million people with dementia 70% will wander throughout the course [...] As presiding judge for five years for Chicago’s Cook County Child Protection Division, I have ruled on hundreds of difficult cases involving children who have been the victim of abuse or neglect. They want nothing more than a safe and permanent place to call home. It is my job, along with the caring individuals who [...] Today’s Grands continue to make a major difference in their communities and families long after they’ve retired. There’s a reason why the Boomer generation is so influential in society—and it’s not just their sheer numbers. Grands are truly super-parents, navigating generation gaps with ease—one minute bouncing a grandchild on their knee, the next helping their [...] I live in Tennessee, and two weeks ago I was given custody of my 2-year-old and 2-month-old granddaughters. I work full-time and go to school two nights a week. My daughter and son-in-law are paying child support to the state of Tennessee, yet I do not receive child support, and I can get no financial [...] |
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