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The Essential Grandparent: a Guide
to Making a Difference
by Dr. Lillian Carson
Health Communications, 1996
225 pages
Advice on adjusting to the new role as
grandparent, family relationships in a changing
world, long-distance grandparenting, overcoming
gender myths--and the joy of giving.
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The Essential Grandparent's Guide to
Divorce
by Dr. Lillian Carson
Health Communications, 1999
123 pages
How to handle complicated and delicate situations
resulting from divorce,dealing with former
in-laws, grandparental rights, and how to
maintain relationships with both the children and
the grandchildren. Also includes a section for
divorcing grandparents.
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Wonderful Ways to Love a Grandchild
by Judy Ford
Conari Press, 1997
147 pages
A little book with suggestions of things to do to
pass along wisdom and strengthen bonds with
grandchildren. Each suggestion is accompanied by
a description of how and why. Divided into three
sections: Clarity ("Establish Your Own
Guidelines in Your Home"), Connection
("Give mementos"), and Courage
("Make Room for the Other
Grandparents").
Wonderful Ways to Love a Grandchild
Audiotape
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To Grandma's House We...Stay: When
You Have to Stop Spoiling Your Grandchildren and
Start Raising Them
by Sally Houtman, MS
Studio 4 Productions, 1996
219 pages
For grandparents who are primary caregivers for
their grandchildren. Describes how to overcome
feelings of guilt for their child's shortcomings,
how to deal with a troubled grandchild, how to
explain the parent's absence to the grandchild,
and grandparents' rights. Also includes a chapter
on "parenting skills you didn't need the
first time." The author was raised by her
grandparents.
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Raising Our Children's Children
by Deborah Doucette-Dudman and Jeffrey R. LaCure,
MSW, LICSW
Fairview Press, 1996
237 pages
Describes the challenges of bringing
grandchildren to live at home. Includes
disagreement (one wants the grandchildren, the
other doesn't) and the stress it can put on a
marriage; healing wounds; integrating the birth
parent; and parents in prison. The author adopted
her teenage daughter's child
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Also available:
Grandparents as Parents: A Survival
Guide for Raising a Second Family
Reprinted from Leader magazine.
Copyright 2000 by Active Parenting Publishers,
Inc.
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