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If you're among the millions of grandparents raising grandchildren today, you need information, support, and practical guidance you can count on to keep your family strong. This is the book for you. Learn effective strategies to help you cope with the stresses of parenting the second time around, care for vulnerable grandkids and set boundaries with their often-troubled parents, and navigate the maze of government aid, court proceedings, and special education. Wise, honest, moving stories show how numerous other grandparents are surviving and thriving in their new roles. Updated throughout, and reflecting current laws and policies affecting families, the second edition features new discussions of kids' technology use and other timely issues.
About the Author
Deborah Edler Brown is an award-winning poet and journalist, performer and storyteller, author and teacher. Her poetry has appeared in various anthologies and journals. She was a long-time reporter for Time magazine and has written articles for numerous publications, including Psychiatric Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, North Shore magazine, and the Detroit Free Press. She is the co-author of Grandparents as Parents: A Survival Guide for Raising a Second Family (Guilford Press, 1995). Deborah was also the 1997 Head-to-Head Haiku Champion and a member of the 1998 Los Angeles National Slam Team. She holds a degree in Creative Writing from Brown University and was the 2005 recipient of the Sue Saniel Elkind Poetry Prize.
