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On the Web

Magic of Grandparenting Library - Public service site includes articles on all aspects of grandparenting, including building grandparent-child relationships, and dealing with divorces.
Helpguide.org - Grandparenting - Discusses the joys of grandparenting and its healthful role in aging well. Suggests ideas for having memorable fun with grandchildren, and addresses the challenges, too. Non-commercial information made possible with the support of Rotary International.
Grandparents Child Custody Issues - Discussion forum dealing with child custody issues for grandparents. Links to U.S. custody laws and resources.
AARP: For Grandparents - Articles and advice for grandparents.
Suite101: Grandparenting - Archived articles, discussions, and links, created for grandparents devoted to their grandchildren and their future.
Grandparents Day at School - Detailed guide for project honoring grandparents, complete with assessment guide and notes for teachers.
Foundation For Grandparenting - Dedicated to raising grandparent consciousness and identity through education, research and networking.
Grandmommy's Home for Grandparents - Tips on grandparenting, online games that the kids will love, things to do and other recommendations for parents and grandparents alike. Includes a section on Cousin Camp.
Living With Grandparents - Millions of kids live with their grandparents. This article tells what it's like.
Grandparents and Grandchildren - Demographics of grandparents raising grandchildren in U.S.

Wikipedia Articles

Grandparents' Association - The Grandparents' Association is a charity in the United Kingdom that helps grandparents keep in touch with their grandchildren following divorce or separation of the grandchildren's parents. Grandparents in the United Kingdom have no inherent legal right to see their grandchildren.
Grandparent - Grandparents are the father or mother of a person's own father or mother. Everyone has a maximum of four genetic grandparents, eight genetic great-grandparents, sixteen genetic great-great-grandparents, etc.
My Grandparents Had a Hotel - My Grandparents Had a Hotel is a 1991 documentary film by Karen Shopsowitz that takes a nostalgic look at a Jewish-cultural icon that is now gone. Shopsowitz shares the story of the Montieth Inn as a representative Jewish resort.
Grandfamilies - Grandfamily is a recently coined term that refers to a family where grandparents, great-grandparents, other relatives, or close family friends are raising a child because the biological parents are unwilling or unable to do so. Legal custody of a child may or may not be involved, and the child may be related by blood, marriage or adoption.
National Grandparents Day - =September 13, 2009}}

Related Books and Items

According To Greta : Greta's a trip, but she's no vacation. She's sixteen, bright, beautiful, and seriously rebellious, full of sarcastic wit that barely disguises her hurt inside. Pushed aside by her mother, Karen, Greta is shipped off to her grandparents for the summer, and she's not happy about it. In fact, she fully intends to kill herself before the summer is over and is currently compiling a notebook of suicide methods. Acerbic, yet willingly impulsive, Greta is a stunning force of nature, disrupting her grandparents'...
Long Distance Grandma: Staying Connected Across the Miles : According to an AARP survey, 45 percent of grandparents report that the primary barrier to seeing their grandchildren is the physical distance that separates them. Yet, the desire to communicate is strong. Janet Teitsort, a long-distance grandma herself, comes to the rescue with a year's worth of ideas to remain close even when the miles divide. Among her numerous ideas are art projects, recipes, and simple gifts that keep hearts knitted together. Whether children are toddlers or collegiates, Teitsort o...
According To Greta (Blu-ray) : Greta's a trip, but she's no vacation. She's sixteen, bright, beautiful, and seriously rebellious, full of sarcastic wit that barely disguises her hurt inside. Pushed aside by her mother, Karen, Greta is shipped off to her grandparents for the summer, and she's not happy about it. In fact, she fully intends to kill herself before the summer is over and is currently compiling a notebook of suicide methods. Acerbic, yet willingly impulsive, Greta is a stunning force of nature, disrupting her grandparents'...
The Dragonfly Door : This award-winning book explores the transformation of a water nymph into a beautiful dragonfly. Follow two insects, Lea and Nym, and the struggles Nym endures when her friend disappears from their underwater home. This is a tender story about loss and change, written to help parents express their views about life and death. Children may identify with Nym, who grieves the loss of her friend, and find it easier to express their unique feelings about a loss after hearing the story. Through a vision or dre...