Bibliograph

Grandparents as parents, a survival guide for raising a second family, Sylvie de Toledo, Deborah Edler Brown ; foreword by Ethel Dunn

Type

Label

Grandparents as parents, a survival guide for raising a second family, Sylvie de Toledo, Deborah Edler Brown ; foreword by Ethel Dunn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-314) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Grandparents as parents

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

32589684

Responsibility statement

Sylvie de Toledo, Deborah Edler Brown ; foreword by Ethel Dunn

Sub title

a survival guide for raising a second family

Summary

Funded by Child Development Training Consortium

Table Of Contents

Section I: When the second shift arrives -- Unplanned parenthood: why me? -- Taking immediate action -- Your lifestyle: changed and challenged -- Family at large: your spouse and other children -- Your adult child -- Your troubled grandchild -- Your grandchild and the school -- Drug epidemic at home -- When parents get their children back -- Section II: Through the red tape -- Grandparenting and the law -- Child protection and the dependency system -- Government aid and public assistance -- Special education and early intervention -- Section III: Strength in numbers -- Their arms about us: finding and forming support groups -- Call to action -- Conclusion -- Appendices: Resources for grandparents and relative caregivers -- Conversation topics for grandparent support groups -- Guide to the grandparents mentioned in this book

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