Raising Grandkids: Inside Skipped-Generation Families Author: Gary Garrison Reviewer: Jeanette Perkins aka Beeba The number of grandparents raising grandkids is growing as drugs, alcohol or other factors prevent the parents

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How to Survive 5 days in New York City with a 5 Year Old By Debra Bowman Life is a journey.  Sometimes in the midst you have marvelous smaller journeys.

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Caring for yourself is caring for your grandchild BY JAIA LENT Your grandbaby needs you. Research shows that children who have a strong relationship with a consistent, caring adult in

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By Sandy Musser I’m standing at my front door saying goodbye to my second-grader, Chastin, as he hops on his bike. He’s riding two doors down the street where my

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We are happy to announce that Grandparenting.org (the website) has joined forces with GRAND – The Magazine for GRANDparents & Their Families. They will be picking up where we have left

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By Richard Davis Originally published in the Deseret News on February 18, 2015. A new film in theaters is called “Black or White.” It is a drama about a custody

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By Michelle Van Loon for Christianitytoday.com A few weeks ago, I was at a McDonalds PlayPlace with my two grandsons, ages 6 and 11. There were a half-dozen other older caregivers in

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By Laura Montané Bailey  Whether you have grandchildren living with you or not, creating family traditions that include them are important. Traditions are how we pass on family values and

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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 hyperactivity

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One would think that with parenthood far behind me, the worries associated with it would be in the past as well.  Surprise! As a grandmother for almost nine years, I

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Rosie nudges Clyde aside as she tries to cash in on the back rub and pokes her head above the gate and lets out a plaintive bark. Rosie’s human charges

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Editor’s Note:  Did you know that the Area Agency on Aging might be a resource for grandparent’s raising their grandchidren?  I didn’t until I read the followng from the Ironton

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GRAND Magazine Proudly Announces the 2013 GRANDparent of the Year and Runners-Up! Choosing only one winner and nine runners-up from the many deserving nominees for this special honor was truly

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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 childhood development. The quality of

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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 Casper has a problem.

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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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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren By Chloe JonPaul New census data reveals that 4.9 M children under the age of 18 live in grandparent-headed households.  If you are one of those grandparents,

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By Pat Burns, Movie Reviewer and West Coast Editor for GRAND Magazine Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNTl1mnW084 Catriona McKenzie’s first feature film, “SATELLITE BOY,” is about an elderly grandfather, Jagamarra (David Gulpilil), and

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By Elaine K. Williams The holidays can be a difficult time for grandfamilies. Your grandchildren may feel especially sad, wishing their parents were with them for the holidays. The absence

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By Lily Prellezo It has been said that it takes a village to raise a child. When my husband and I were raising our two daughters, I strongly believe it

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