Grandparenting

BLACK GRANDPARENTS AS PARENTS, by Lenora Madison Poe, Ph.D. Book, 109 pp. Discussion of adjustments Black grandparents must make as they struggle to rescue their grandchildren from their parents who are victims of the crack/cocaine epidemic.

GRANDPARENT CAREGIVING HOUSEHOLDS: AN INFORMATION AND TRAINING MANUAL FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COUNSELORS, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Booklet/Pamphlet. 1995. This manual is designed to assist school-based mental health professionals to better serve families in which grandparents are the caregivers for their grandchildren. The manual includes an overview, an examination of the caregiving role, a contemporary portrait of our schools, a discussion of the legal issues facing these caregivers, and specific strategies and interventions that can be implemented by counselors and related professionals to promote the mental health of children being raised by grandparents and their families. English.

GRANDPARENTS AS PARENTS: A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR RAISING A SECOND FAMILY, by Sylvia de Toledo and Deborah Edler Brown. Book. 1995. Discusses different aspects of raising grandchildren and dealing with the parents of those grandchildren. English.

GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN: A GUIDE TO FINDING HELP AND HOPE, by Marianne Takas. Book. 1995. Information and ideas grandparents need. Describes people and services available regarding custody, doctors, schools, etc., and also coping with children’s needs. English.

I LIKE BEING SAFE AND LOVED: WORDS AND PICTURES ON LIFE WITH GRANDMA AND GRANDPA FROM CHILDREN BEING RAISED BY THEIR GRANDPARENTS, compiled by Renee S. Woodworth and Mary Fron. Booklet, 32 pages. 1996. A collection of quotations from children being raised by their grandparents about life with grandma and grandpa. An opportunity for them to express to America, in words and art, what it feels like to live with their grandparents, what they like and don’t like.

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