Parenting Grandparents

There’s a quiet epidemic in our culture: The fastest-growing type of family unit is grandparents charged with the task of raising their children’s children. Though there are myriad reasons for this—the death of one’s adult child, parental drug addiction, abusive living situations, or incarceration, to name a few—the effects tend to be the same: senior citizens who expected to spend their golden years relaxing or traveling are now seeing their dreams dashed. Those on limited incomes are feeling the strain and are frightened about their futures.

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Rosa Barocio dedica este libro a los abuelos en una época de grandes cambios para la familia. En una sociedad en donde cada vez más madres trabajan, los abuelos se convierten en un apoyo importante en el cuidado de los nietos. Para que la relación entre los padres y lo abuelos sea armoniosa, ambos deben mantener límites personales sanos. Con gran sentido del humor y muchas anécdotas, la autora nos lleva a reflexionar, a cuestionarnos y a desechar viejos patrones que hacen daño. Ser abuelo se convierte en una segunda oportunidad para amar con un amor maduro, pero responsable.

Dr. Ray has spent his career helping to strengthen families through a combination of Catholic theology, common-sense insights, and wry humor. Now, having become a new grandpa himself, Dr. Ray is turning his attention to the joyful, rejuvenating, and sometimes complicated subject of grandparenting.

In The Power of a Praying® Grandparent, best-selling author and speaker Stormie Omartian offers powerful suggestions to help you do just that as you pray for your grandchildren to be healthy, protected, smart, kind, wise, godly, and obedient so that they do not stray into enemy territory. Pray for yourself to be a powerful praying grandma or grandpa who understands what your grandchildren are facing in this world today.

Making memories and fostering relationships with our grandchildren in the midst of a fast-moving culture isn't easy, and a legacy that lasts isn't crafted overnight. So how do we as grandparents cultivate strong, meaningful relationships with the children we adore? Start with The Mindful Grandparent. Through inspired ideas teamed with simple practices and engaging stories, it covers wide-ranging topics such as cultivating curiosity, helping children explore difficult topics, honoring adult children's boundaries, and managing technology. Let it be your guide and refuge.

Rooted in the science of the brain, and integrating cognitive neuroscience and child development, Mindful Parenting is a unique program that speaks directly to today's busy families who make up what Dr. Race calls "Generation Stress." Research has shown that mindfulness practices stimulate the prefrontal cortex of the brain. Regular stimulation of this part of the brain helps us feel happier, healthier, calmer, less anxious, less stressed, and makes it easier for us to concentrate and think clearly - the very behavior we are hoping our children will display.

Today's grandparents aren't content to sit in their rockers doing needlepoint or whittling wood - modern grandparents are healthy and active. Grandma may be traveling the world, writing a book, or taking dance lessons and Grandpa might be camping with the grandkids, playing a golf tournament, or skydiving! Nana may have entered the family by marrying Grampa later in life, or Pop-Pop may be a beloved family friend who's always there when someone needs him. Families are finding that the meaning of "grandparent" has changed tremendously but that grandparents continue to be treasured members of our families.

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As your self-absorbed parent grows older and becomes more dependent on you, hurtful relationships may resurface and become further strained. In the tradition of Children of the Self-Absorbed, author Nina Brown offers the first book for adult children of aging narcissistic or self-absorbed parents. You will learn practical, powerful strategies for navigating the intense negative feelings that your parents can incite as well as tips to protect your children from the criticism, blame, or hostility that may exist between you and their grandparent.

For many grandparents, a grandchild offers a second chance to become the parent they didn't have the time or the energy to be when raising their own children. Being a grandparent, family relationships expert Jane Isay argues, is the opportunity to turn missed opportunities into delight. Drawing on her personal experience, dozens of interviews, and the latest findings in psychology, Isay shows how a grandparent can use his or her unique perspective and experience to create a deep and lasting bond that will echo throughout a grandchild's life.

Today's grandparent needs to understand technology - how it mesmerizes grandchildren but also enhances the opportunities to connect and share life experiences. And while many of the roles grandparents play in the lives of grandchildren have changed, their most important role of influencing with wisdom, faith, and fun remains the same. Author Chrys Howard addresses topics relevant to all grandparents and also looks at the challenges of grandchildren living in single parent or blended families.

Based on true grandparenting experiences, each story celebrates the countless blessings God gives us through our youngest family members. As Karen says, "What would our lives be like without sticky kisses, heavenly hugs, and hand-printed birthday notes?" In this audiobook each short story ends with an encouraging verse of Scripture and a brief prayer asking God to help you make a positive difference in the lives of these young ones who help you love and laugh in ways you never imagined.

Grandparents, here is the book you have been looking for! Helping Grandparents Understand Autism is a grandparent-friendly guide by Dr. Linda Barboa and Jan Luck. It was designed to help you understand this complex disorder and how it affects your grandchild. It tells how communication difficulties and sensory issues may affect your grandchild’s behavior.

Is your family geographically scattered? Has globalisation made your family a distance family? This audiobook tells the candid story of how distance parents and distance grandparents struggle - and succeed - to adapt to their new reality. This isn’t family life as they had imagined it. If you are a distance parent or distance grandparent, all those how, why, and what-if questions will find answers in these sections. You’ll realise, perhaps for the first time, that you’re not alone on your journey.

THE BEST NEST ******************** At night when Mom said to take a bath, And wash his hair with shampoo. He’d only wet his hair with water, And his mother never knew.

Unconditional love is what really works for solitary Bridget after giving the dark side a try. She had raised herself to believe in the bright, gained it, lost it, and now was regaining it. She finds all her old ideals remain the source of her power and her strength as a crone. In the third in the series, Bridget rises above the chaos and takes flight. This is a fictionalized autobiography. In the new edition, long scenes have been pared downed for smoother reading. Review of 1st edition by “ren” of Amazon.com "In this, the third novel in the trilogy of Maiden/Mother/Crone Bridget ...

More visits with your grandkids. Canny Granny How to Be the Favorite Grandparent reveals generations of grandparenting secrets. Hear good and bad news first, delight in random calls and texts from your grandkids, enjoy more holiday time, linger with mom and dad over coffee and dessert, share meaningful outings with your grandchildren, improve divorced and long-distance grandparenting, give thoughtful gifts that resonate from generation to generation and more!

As a parent or grandparent, it's likely your biggest desire for your son or grandson is that he will grow up to be happy, healthy, and successful - that he will become a man of character. This audiobook will help you teach your young man essential life skills.

Your grandparents have played a larger role in your life than you even realize. Between raising and influencing your parents and being a part of your life, they have played a pivotal role in the things you have learned. It’s not too late to start learning more from and about these pillars in your life.