Characteristics of Effective Grandparents
Effective grandparents represent one polarity on a spectrum of complex grandparenting behavior. On one end of the spectrum is the effective grandparent. …
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The Grandparent Drive
Biology, psychology and external family and social systems all affect grandparenting identity and activity. One biological event, the birth of a grandchild, …
Making of a Grandparent
Grandparenthood and great-grandparenthood may be viewed as mature stages in a lifelong developmental process. Grandparents are formed by the interaction of …
Tips for Better Grandparenting
Start before you grandchild is born by gardening your child’s marriage. Parents are the linchpin of the relationship between you and your grandchild: …
Helping With Your Grandchild’s College Tuition
Paying for college has never been easy, especially for families with competing financial goals. To further the challenges posed to parents, the cost of …
Getting Along Better By Understanding Individual Differences
Everyone is different, and it is important than grandparents learn to understand the individual differences that can either be complementary, or cause …
Parents View: Why I Need to protect My children From My Husband’s Parents
Parents Air Their Feelings, Offer and Request Advice and Enlighten Grandparents (Anonymity Preserved) Trouble With Grandparents I have been reading all the …
Rearing Babies Now and Then
How are today’s parents raising their children differently from the way grandparents raised them? Do you know what attachment parenting is? Do you think …
Grandparent Jokes
Diplomacy My grandson spends summers in California with me. I had gained quite a bit of weight after taking some medication since he had last seen me. One day, …
What is an “Intact” Family?
In the past, the legal system defined a family as “intact” if both parents were married and living together. But can a family with no grandparental …