Songs grandparents grew up with are needed now BY PAT HANSON, PH.D. I just took an OLLI (Osher Life Long Learning Institute) adult education class on music icons of the

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Alienated Grandparent?  I thought I was the only one. BY PAT HANSON I had the opportunity to interview Amanda, founder of Alienated Grandparents Anonymous (AGA-fl.org) just before she approved the

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Giving Thanks Eases The Holiday Blues – It’s All About Gratitude BY PAT HANSON Ph.D. My memories of Thanksgiving include smells of roasting turkey, sounds of shouting men watching football

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Keep the faith BY PAT HANSON, PH.D. Does the restoration of friendly relations in your family seem impossible? Hold out hope; reunion can and does happen. It may start with

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Gramma’s spirit lives on – Moana By Pat Hanson, PH.d. Disney’s latest film has messages in it for all grandparents, including those estranged from their adult children who have “invisible

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Are ghosts from your past haunting you? BY PAT HANSON, PH.D. Because it offers an excuse to put on a mask, dress up anyway I’d like, and play pretend, I

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By Pat Hanson, Author of Invisible Grandparent What is your legacy? We all pass on tangible and intangible legacies. They go far beyond ‘inheritances,’ i.e. money, stocks, or property to

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BY PAT HANSON, PH.D. An Invisible Grandparent is anyone unable to participate fully in the lives of their children’s children. For 9 years, I have been kept from seeing my

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