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Subchannel: Grandparenting. Date: December 3, 2008
AARP Radio: Grandparents Parenting
Studies show that more grandparents are parenting their grandchildren then ever before. AARP Radio found one Wisconsin grandmother raising her grandson after the death of her daughter.
Subchannel: Grandparenting. Date: December 3, 2008
Grandparent Visitation Laws and Issues
In some states, grandparents can go to court to seek visitation, but in other states, grandparent visitation laws have been invalidated by the courts. In all states, there are some steps grandparents can take to resolve these disputes out of court.
Subchannel: Grandparenting. Date: December 3, 2008
Guide to Public Benefits for Grandfamilies
This guide describes the many cash assistance, health, nutrition, and tax credit programs that can help grandparents who are raising grandchildren.
Subchannel: Grandparenting. Date: December 3, 2008
Books for Grandparents
If there’s one thing more overwhelming than the number of choices for grownups, it’s the overstacked, overstuffed children’s sections of the bookstore. What’s a grandparent to do when confronted with the thousands of new titles? Here, then, is the inaugural list of Books for Grandparents, in which the editors of Publishers Weekly team up with AARP to examine the titles of 2007 and help you pick a book that’s perfect for your grandchild.
Subchannel: Grandparenting. Date: June 28, 2008
AARP Foundation Grandparenting Program
The AARP Grandparenting Program offers resources for grandparents of all types -- those living close by or long distance, grandparents raising grandchildren, step grandparents, or those with visitation issues.
Subchannel: Grandparenting. Date: June 28, 2008
GrandCare Toolkit
Resources and how to get help for grandparents or other relatives raising children.
Subchannel: Grandparenting. Date: June 5, 2008
The Correct Car Seat for Your Grandchild
According to Safe Kids, automobile accidents remain the number-one cause of death for children ages 3–14 in the United States. Every state has laws requiring children to be restrained in car-safety seats, but many grandparents have questions about what seats are appropriate for their grandchildren.
Subchannel: Grandparenting. Date: June 5, 2008
Success in School:
The education system in our nation has changed a lot since you were in school. There are many options and choices for today's students.
Subchannel: Grandparenting. Date: June 5, 2008
Support Groups Give Back to Grandparents
The number of grandparents becoming primary caregivers for their grandchildren is rising. Already struggling to make ends meet, the grandparents take on a new financial burden that becomes almost too great to bear.
Subchannel: Grandparenting. Date: April 29, 2008
Grandparent-Headed Households Data
Statistics from Census 2000 on the numbers of grandparents and grandchildren living in grandparent-headed homes.
Subchannel: Grandparenting. Date: April 28, 2008
Grandparenting Tips & Resources
Tips and resources for grandparents.
Subchannel: Grandparenting. Date: April 28, 2008
Benefits QuickLINK: Online Tool for Grandfamilies
AARP Foundation has a new online tool that can help grandparents or other relatives raising children connect with key public benefits programs for which they or the children they are raising might be eligible.
Subchannel: Grandparenting. Date: April 2, 2008
Grandparents Raising the Children of Fallen Soldiers
Barbie and Matt Heavrin are rearing their grandson without the benefit of the $100,000 "death gratuity" the government gives to next-of-kin--defined as spouse or child--to offset the financial burden when a service member is killed.
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