Popular Choking Game Can Easily Go Very, Very Wrong
“In these games, kids physically limit oxygen to the brain, causing a brief, intense rush as the brain automatically reacts to the perceived threat by …
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Parent Traps: Grandparents and Their Rights
BY MICHELE KAMBOLIS (special to the Vancouver Sun) I’m a grandmother of two wonderful girls and my heart is breaking because I haven’t seen them in …
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 …
Moments of Wisdom
The Issue: While SheSaidSheSaid often addresses parenting challenges between the generations, in honor of National Grandparents Month we’d rather focus on …
Leaving a Legacy
It’s Not (just) About the Money, Money, Money For today’s grandparents, legacy is not only what you leave behind. It’s also a reflection of how …
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) …
The Time is Now for Your Income Plan
By Dennis Miller I have a friend who says, “Why make a decision today if it can be put off until tomorrow?” While that might sound cute, waiting until the …
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 …
Grandparents, You Can Captain Your Own Retirement Ship
By Dennis Miller When Kerry Lutz turned off the recorder after interviewing me for the Financial Survival Network a few weeks ago, we started talking about a …
When to Pay Off Your Mortgage
By Dennis Miller My good friend Rob recently paraphrased Warren Buffett as saying, “If he knew where he was going to live for the next decade, he’d buy a …