grandparenting today

This Web site is designed for both grandparents in a traditional role and grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.

Traditional Grandparenting

Fact Sheets

BulletGrandparenting topics

BulletUnderstanding my Grandchildren

Web Sites

BulletGrandparenting Web Sites

Grandparent Curriculum/Videos

BulletGrandparenting-Generations Need Each OtherVideo Order Form

BulletGrandparenting - Generations Need Each Other Lesson Guide

 

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Newsletters

BulletA Grandparents Guide for Nurturing & Safety

BulletWisconsin Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Polk/Burnett Counties

BulletIllinois

BulletMissouri

BulletNew Jersey


Fact Sheets

BulletThrough the Eyes of a Child-Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Fact Sheet series

BulletGrandparents Raising Grandchildren Census Data by County

Bullet Grandparent's and Other Relative Caregiver's Guides

BulletGrandparents as Parents - Concerns, Challenges, and Directives for Support

BulletGrandparents Raising Grandchildren topics

BulletGrandparents Rights and Responsibilities

BulletKinship Care State Fact Sheets

BulletGrandparents Raising Grandchildren Fourteen fact sheets on a variety of topics of concern for grandparents from University of Georgia-Extension.

BulletGrandparents as Parents Fact sheet from Rutgers University on Concerns, Challenges and Directions for Support.

BulletGrandparents as Parents Fact sheet from Rutgers University on Exploring Resources

BulletGrandparents Raising Grandchildren Eighteen fact sheets on a variety of topics of concern for grandparents from University of Idaho-Extension.

BulletGrandparents Helping Grandchildren in Times of Stress - Ohio State University.

BulletGrandparents Raising Grandchildren West Virginia University fact sheet (1).
BulletGrandparents Raising Grandchildren
West Virginia University fact sheet (2).

Web Sites

BulletGrandparenting Web Sites

Grandparent Curriculum/Videos

BulletGrandparents Raising Grandchildren: Doubly Stressed, Triply Blessed

BulletGrandparents Raising Grandchildren Educational Program from AARP

BulletSecond Time Around-Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, A Curriculum Guide for Group Leaders, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Education, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (616) 387-3704

PowerPoint Presentations

BulletThe Complexity of Abuse and Neglect in Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Families - April 10, 2003

BulletSupport Mechanisms for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - April 27, 2004

BulletWisconsin Legislative Council Special Committee on Relative Caregivers - August 8, 2002

Books and Manuals

BulletGrandparents Raising Grandchildren; University of Florida Extension, Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, 3008 McCarty Hall D., PO Box 110310, Gainesville, FL 32611-0310, 1-846-1003, Ext. 233

BulletHelp for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren with Develomental Disabilities - A Workshop Series to Help You Cope, New York State Office for the Aging, 2 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1251, 1-800-342-9871; http://aging.state.ny.us/nysofa/

BulletGrandparent's and Other Relative Caregiver's Guidelines
A series of four helpful guides, written specifically for kinship caregivers, to answer their questions about child care, early education programs, food and nutrition programs, health insurance, and children with disabilities. There is no charge for single copies of each guide. To order, please contact the Children's Defense Fund, Child Welfare and Mental Health Division, 25 E Street, NW, Wasington, DC 20001

BulletSupport Group Training Manual for Kinship Caregivers and Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Governor's Advisory Council on Aging State of Arizona, The Governor's Advisory Council on Aging, PO Box 6123-008A, Phoenix, AZ85005, (602) 542-4710 or download at:
http://www.de.state.az.us/gaca/grand.asp

BulletThe Ties That Bind: Kinship Care and Parental Substance Abuse, Training for Kinship Caregivers, Children of Alcoholics Foundation, 164 W. 74th Street, New York, NY 10023, (646) 505-2006 or at: http://www.coaf.org

National Satellite Programs

BulletGrandparents Raising Grandchildren: Legal and Policy Issues - 2001 Video SatelliteConference

BulletGrandparents Raising Grandchildren: Implications for Professionals and Agencies - 1999 Video Satellite Conference

 Background Papers/Resources

BulletCooperative Extension's Educational Responses to Relative Caregivers' Needs and Concerns: Resource List

BulletGrandparents Acting as Parents

BulletLegal Resources (some Wisconsin specific)

BulletFrequently Asked Questions (from 1999 satellite program)

BulletChildren Cared for by Relatives: Who are they and how are they doing?

BulletGrandparents and Other Relatives Raising Grandchildren-Legislative Update

BulletGrandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children: Supportive Public Policies

Wisconsin Specific Resources

BulletGrandparents Raising Grandchildren Partnership of Wisconsin

BulletGRAND Resource Guide - Wisconsin resources for grandparents and relatives

 

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