Gotta Serve Somebody – Especially during memory-triggering holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year’s celebrations, whether or not we’re with our families, we can fill the hole in our hearts by

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According to The Sun Sentinel  The 2015 grandparent rights bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Joseph Abruzzo, D-Wellington, was signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott this month. Some had hoped it

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Editor’s Note:  GRAND Magazine is a resource for all grandparents; Grandparents who are raising their grandchildren and grandparents who struggle to just be in the lives of their grandchildren (Alienated

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By Susan Hoffman  |  What can and should you do when a parent wages emotional warfare and your grandchild is caught in the line of fire |    Dear Susan:

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Ask Dr. Gramma Karen | By Karen Rancourt, PhD | Constant arguing can be hazardous to little ears. Here’s some sage advice for bickering grandparents.  |       “Are

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By Robin Ganzert, PhD, President, American Humane Association  |  A service dog named Elle challenges us to not judge others by their appearance and to teach acceptance to our grandkids

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How to Cope When Your Family’s Holiday Plans Don’t Include You  |  By Susan Hoffman   Dear Susan: My daughter has become a self-centered monster. She thinks nothing of cutting

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Kinship care options and advice for grandparents of kids in the child-welfare system By Cathleen J. Newbanks   The Fostering Connections Act (2009) mandates that child-welfare workers locate and contact

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By Amy Zawistowski National Committee of Grandparents for Children’s Rights  Americans will celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas,  Kwanzaa, and New Year’s within the next month. That’s a lot of festivity and, for

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By Susan Hoffman Dear Susan: Having grandkids has made the holidays even more special, but I’m worried this year will not be special at all. My daughter and son-in-law won’t

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By:  Lily Prellezo When in doubt, don’t wear your spanx to Disney on Ice. Preparing for my first field trip with my two year-old and four-year old grandsons, my greatest

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By Susan Hoffman Dear Susan, It was really hard not seeing our grandson, Charlie, for six months. Our son and daughter-in-law simply made themselves unavailable whenever we asked to visit.

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By: Christine Bettencourt Staying connected with your grandchildren seems like the most basic expectation a grandparent could have. Sadly, hard times and troubled attitudes are breaking family ties and hearts

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Dear Susan, We live in Massachusetts and our two grandkids live in Northern California, and now the parents will no longer let us see the kids. It’s mostly our daughter’s

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Step 1: Remove foot from mouth Dear Susan, I am feeling so defeated because I can’t seem to do anything right when it comes to my adult child. It has

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Emily Baxter*, age 56, is a grandmother raising her grandchildren. Not because the children’s parents are no longer living but because one parent is incarcerated and the other, their mother,

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Across the United States, almost 7.8 million children are living in homes where grandparents or other relatives are the householders, with more than 5.8 million children living in grandparents’ homes

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What to look for when hiring an Elder Law attorney Legal problems that affect the elderly are growing in number. Our laws and regulations are becoming more complex. Actions taken

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  If you’re a grandmother raising a grandchild — or know someone who is — you may be interested in learning about Project COPE (Caring for Others as a Positive

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Our g’kids are running amuck! Dear Susan, My daughter has gone off the deep end with her bohemian lifestyle. Her parenting skills are desperately lacking, and she has truly strange

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