Field trip with the Grandkids
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 …
Archive by category Grandparent Rights
Second Chance
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 …
Righting a Grand Wrong
By: Christine Bettencourt Staying connected with your grandchildren seems like the most basic expectation a grandparent could have. Sadly, hard times and …
GRANDPARENT RIGHTS – Guilt Trip – Bulldozing Your Way Into Their Lives Won’t Win Your Visitation Rights
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 …
No More Questions
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 …
They Call Me Mom – The Legal Realities of Raising Grandchildren
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 …
More and More Grandparents Are Raising Grandchildren
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 …
Elder Law 101
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 …
New Study to Help Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren – Participants Needed
If you’re a grandmother raising a grandchild — or know someone who is — you may be interested in learning about Project COPE (Caring …
Just Be There
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, …