Against Childhood Obesity, Fighting Fat In Kids
Against Childhood Obesity, Fighting Fat In Kids One potato, two potato, three potato, four. Kids won’t live as long as their parents did before. This …
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Encore Parenting: When Your Grandchild Has ADHD
By Elaine K. Williams, LMSW / CHt | What you need to know and do if you are a grandparent raising a grandchild who has, or might have, attention deficit …
Bickering Grandparents Beware!
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen | By Karen Rancourt, PhD | Constant arguing can be hazardous to little ears. Here’s some sage advice for bickering grandparents. | …
A Bond So Deep
The importance of child – caregiver attachment By Elaine K. Williams Having a strong emotional bond to a parent or parental figure is important to early …
What Grandparents Need to Know About Pacifiers
By Stephanie Levine, DO, FAAP, Member of the Board of Directors at Keeping Babies Safe. One of the most common questions I am asked at baby’s first visit …
Overcompensation: How Not to Deal with a Troubled Grandchild
It takes nurturing and discipline to raise grandchildren who are struggling with the absence or loss of a parent By Sylvie de Toledo, LCSW/BCD Henrietta …
When a Child Is Removed from the Parents’ Home
Kinship care options and advice for grandparents of kids in the child-welfare system By Cathleen J. Newbanks The Fostering Connections Act (2009) …
Judy Cockerton: Foster Parent and Innovator
Amazing Third Acts Judy Cockerton — winner of AARP’s 2012 Purpose Prize for Intergenerational Innovation — is re-envisioning and reinventing …
Grandparents: Dealing With Holiday Stress
By Amy Zawistowski National Committee of Grandparents for Children’s Rights Americans will celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s …
Grandchildren and Grandparents surviving the HIV / AIDS Crisis
December 01, 2012 12:04 am • Associated Press NYUMBANI, Kenya — There are no middle-aged people in Nyumbani. They all died years ago, before this …