By Beth Q. Beck, EdD
When grandparents take grandchildren in to raise them, there is a ripple effect throughout nearly every aspect of our lives. It impacts our relationships with the grandchild of course, turning us from doting grandparents to parents. There can be implications with our children and other grandchildren, often increasing rivalries and jealousies, […]

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By Beth Q. Beck, EdD
“Imagine a 2:30 a.m. phone call from a local law enforcement officer, ‘Can you come and pick up your grandchildren? We have arrested both of their parents for drug involvement.
‘This action has left your three grandchildren, Janet, age 6, and the twins, Michael and Mary, age 2, without a home. […]

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By Carol Hutcheson
Not so funny joke
A six year old was asked where his grandma lived. He said, “Oh, she lives at the airport and when we want her we just go get her. Then when we are done having her visit we take her back to the airport.:
A few years ago, one of our […]

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Provided by Mary Brintnail-Peterson. Ph.d
Coping with an adult child’s divorce can be difficult, especially when grandchildren are involved. However, grandparents can take steps to support both their children and grandchildren during this challenging time, according to a University of Wisconsin-Extension program specialist in aging.
“Grandparents have to learn new ways to fill the roles, especially if […]

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By Gary Geyer
Everything we warned our grandchildren about is happening to us. Would you believe it, we’re getting hooked on video games. (Well, some of us are).
Gray Gamers
Oh God. They have a name for us already — Gray Gamers.
Don’t worry, I’m sure there’s an explanation.
It seems we’re attracted to computer games because they improve […]

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By The Foundation for Grandparenting
An increasing number of grandparents are becoming step-grandparents. A recent study noted that one third of grandparents interviewed had at least one step-grandchild. Most grandparents “acquire” step-grandchildren when their own children re-marry, or when they themselves re-marry.
Stepfamilies
The Stepfamily Foundation reports that stepfamilies are growing by approximately 50,000 people a month. Each […]

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The Psychological Birth of the Human Grandfather is Sometimes a Complicated Delivery
By James W. Lomax, M.D.
From the first announcement that Nancy and I were about to become grandparents, there was quite a difference in our responses.
Nancy instantly became involved in a variety of “grand-nesting behaviors,” including things she had never done before. She made […]

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By Carol Hutcheson
It’s that time of year again-time to decide what to give the grandkids for Christmas. Now I know some people who start planning for the next Christmas the day after the current Christmas. I am not one of these people.
The heat is on after Halloween
I start to feel the heat […]

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Found on Message board
Grandmother-to-be: “My daughter, who lives in NYC, (we are in VA) is hiring a baby nurse for a week or too after the bay is born to assist her w/ in learning how to take care of the baby, someone who will be in the apartment when she needs to walk her […]

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By Carol Hutcheson
I was excitedly making preparations to travel out of state to help my youngest daughter with her newborn baby. For me, helping with new grandchildren has been one of the greatest rewards of grandmotherhood. Because of work commitments, my husband wasn’t often available when other grandchildren arrived. But now retired, he didn’t want […]

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