Raising Grandchildren

Kinship care and marriage: Raising grandchildren can create marriage difficulties!

Posted in April 2nd, 2008

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, […]

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Second Tour of Duty

Posted in December 17th, 2007

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren:
A Second Tour of Duty
By Carol Hutcheson
You thought when you raised your own children and sent them on their way, that your duties of parenting were completed. Right? Wrong…at least for some 1.5 million grandparents who have found themselves once again, the primary caregiver of kids.
One in ten grandparents have cared […]