The Joy and Wisdom of Grandparenting
Our GRANDPartner for GRANDParents, Generations United, provides the latest and most accurate information about grandparents raising grandchildren in our country. Below is a listing by state. Find your state and see how it compares. NATIONAL The Children • 2,562,000 (3%) children live with a relative with no parent present. • 7,416,698 (10.1%) children under 18 live … Read more
Every Child Needs A Family BY JAIA PETERSON LENT For the majority of children in the U.S. gifts and family may seem almost synonymous with the holidays. But for the more than 55,000 children and youth in the U.S. foster care system who are living in group homes, the gift of family feels largely out … Read more
Of all of the life stages common to the middle years of life, Grandparenting is the most positive and the most complicated. As the baby boom generation enters this life stage, the role and expectations of grandparents are changing, spending patterns are shifting, and the foundation of the family structure is returning to old models. … Read more
BY JAIA PETERSON LENT – Generations United You did what you were supposed to do. You’ve been saving for retirement. It’s all planned. In just a few years, you can start traveling, relaxing, and spontaneously visiting your grandchildren. Then, at midnight, the phone rings. Your child is in trouble. Your grandchildren can’t stay with their parents. … Read more
According to a new report on NPR.org: When Grandma’s House Is Home: The Rise Of Grandfamilies The number of children who live with their grandparents has increased by one-third over a generation, according to the Census Bureau. One in 10 children—8 million—lives either at a grandparent’s home or a grandparent lives in the child’s family home, … Read more
