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
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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By Beth Q. Beck EdD.
Kinship CareStatistics show that more and more grandparents are raising their grandchildren (called “kinship care”). When kinship care occurs, relationships and roles in families change. For instance, raising a grandchild means your role becomes much closer to that of mom and dad than doting grandparents.
The family dynamics in kinship care
Very young […]

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