Format: Fact sheets for grandparents raising grandchildren.
Authors: American Association for Retired Persons
Topics:
Title: Grandparents as Parents
Format: A series of fact sheets. Topics: Helping a child who has suffered
neglect or abuse; Constructive Discipline; Accessing community resources
and services; Helping children succeed in school; An emotional roller coaster;
Your financial future: Managing your budget; Out-of-school learning opportunities;
Child care concerns; I still need time for me; Legal aspects of caring
for your grandchild; Support groups ease the journey.
Author: Cooperative Extension Service, University of Kentucky,
College of Agriculture
Publication Date: 1999
Ordering Information: Sam Quick, Human Development and Family Relations
Specialist, 320 Funkhouser Bldg., University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
40506-0054; phone: 606-257-7753; fax: 606-257-3212
Title: Grandparents Guide: Helping to Raise Your Children’s Children
Author: The Beatitudes Center for Developing Older Adult Resources
Publication Date: 1997
Abstract: This 42-page booklet will help to serve as a guide
for grandparent caregivers. It offers information on the physical
and emotional needs of children as they grow, and the legal options and
community resources available to grandparents raising grandchildren.
Ordering Information: Beatitudes Center D.O.A.R., 555 W. Glendale Ave.,
Phoenix, Arizona 85021-8799; phone: 602-274-5022; fax: 602-274-6793
Title: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Author: Landry-Meyer, L., & Fournier, K.
Publication Date: 1997
Brief Description: This fact sheet provides a general profile of grandparents
who are raising grandchildren, coping strategies, finding a support group,
establishing a routine, taking advantage of community, letting go, and
resources. Available in hard copy or
on-line.
Ordering Information: Family Life Month Packet 1997, Ohio State University
Cooperative Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences, OSU, 1787 Neil Ave.,
Columbus, OH 43210. Ask for HYG-5176-97.
Website Address: http://npin.org/respar/texts/parfami/n00034.html
Title: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration
on Aging Publication Date: 1998
Format: Annotated Bibliography
Brief Description: Provides a general profile of grandparents raising
grandchildren, grandparent caregiving resources, and a selected bibliography
on grandparent caregiving (1992-1997).
Ordering Information: National Aging Information Center, 330 Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20201; phone: (202)-401-7575; fax: (202)-260-1012
E-mail: naic@ban-gate.aoa.dhhs.gov
Title: HELP For Grandparent Caregivers
Author: Grandparent Caregiver Law Center at the Brookdale Center
on Aging
Publication Date: 1995
Volume V: A Guide to Health Care Programs for grandparents raising
grandchildren
Volume VI: A Guide to Social Security Benefits.
Ordering Information: Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College,
425 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010
Website Address: www.brookdale.org/intergen/index.html
Title: Non-traditional Families: A Guide for Parents
Authors: Jan Hare, Lizbeth Gray, Oregon State Universisty Extension
Service,
Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Publication Date: 1992
Abstract: An 8-page guide written for parents in nontraditional families.
Ordering Information: Publication Orders; Extension & Station Communications;
Oregon State University; 422 Kerr Administration; Corvallis, OR 97311-2119;
fax: 541-737-0817; e-mail: puborders@orst.edu
website: http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/
