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Many people have a lot of questions when it comes to grandparents custody and the consideration of grandparents rights who are caring for their grandchildren. Grandparents who are actually caring for their grandchildren should take affirmative steps to protect their rights. This can often be done by obtaining legal guardianship over the grandchildren, or by actually obtaining an order of custody. Absent a formal legal grant of rights, grandparents may find it much more difficult to preserve their relationship with their grandchildren, or to protect their grandchildren from being restored to the custody of a parent who is not ready […]

Playing with grandchildren is something every grandparent enjoys. For the child, play is an important part of childhood, developing thinking and reasoning skills, teaching social skills and building confidence. For grandparents, playing with grandchildren keeps them mentally and physically active. For the grandparent and child, playing develops family relationships and builds memories. Games by Ages Games for babies and toddlers are generally short and involve direct interaction between the grandparent and child. For infants, these games include peek-a-boo, itsy-bitsy spider, imitating animals, or walking around and naming things. Older babies and toddlers love these games as well, and they enjoy […]

Grandparents are capable of teaching their grandchildren things that they would not get to learn anywhere else. The grandchildren will most definitely remember the knowledge, skills, attitudes as well as values that have been passed down by their grandparents. Most grandchildren who have a strong relationship with their grandparents are known to do well in school work and tend to have a strong sense of family as compared to those who do not have strong relationships with their grandparents. In order to make your relationship strong with your grandchildren there are a number of things you can do. One of […]

If you need some suggestions for activities with your grandchildren, here are some: a hike to a nearby natural place, assuming Grandma/Grandpa are up to it a trip to the park fishing, boating, swimming a trip to a museum (appropriate for children, of course) scrapbooking a trip to a spectator sport such as a baseball game state or county fair a train trip is always fun hunting (older kids, of course) music or art festival trip to the beach or a lake if Gramma or Grampa are tech-savvy, maybe they could do a cross generational blog! Zoo a big jigsaw […]

Here are some fun games I have found for playing with the grandchildren which don’t require you to purchase anything at the store. Grandparents Games 1: Newspaper Copy Games Each child and their grandparent receive a newspaper, a pair of scissors and a roll of sticky tape. In 15 minutes, each team’s task is to create an outfit – consisting of 3 items eg hat/top/pants or hat/dress/over-shirt – for each member using only the newspaper, scissors and sticky tape. Afterwards, teams parade their creations and teachers can hand out a series of prizes for the neatest, messiest, or most creative […]

As you already know as a Caring Grandparent, caring about and loving your grandchild is the easy part. The hard comes when the rest of the world intervenes. As an advocate for Grandparents Rights I see hundreds of cases where the love of a grandparent for their grandchild is impeded in its tracks by the realities of the world we live in. That’s why today Caring Grandparents must also be active grandparents. I consider my latest book No Greater Loss as a call to action for all Caring Grandparents out there to stand up and say that we will no […]

Grandparents Games can be a fun way for you as a grandparent to spend time with your grandchildren whether they are right beside you at the computer of far away from you at home. Here are some of the best sites online sites that feature games grandparents can play with their grandchildren. Grandparents Games to Play with the Grandchildren

Caring Grandparents www.caringgrandparents.com No Greater Loss, Neil Taft AARP 601 E Street NW Washington, DC 20049 888-OUR-AARP www.aarp.org Grandparents Rights Organization 1760 S. Telegraph Ste. 300 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 248-646-7177 www.grandparentsrights.org Grandparents Magazine www.grandparentsmagazine.net Grandparents for Children’s Rights www.uwex.edu/ces/gprg/qandas.html Grandparents Resource Center grc4usa.org Grandparents Today grandparentstoday.org Grandparents Raising Grandchildren www.raisingyourgrandchildren.com GRAND magazine www.grandmagazine.com Grandparents United DE, Inc. grandparentsunitedde.org Grandparent’s Web www.cyberparent.com/gran National Adoption Information Clearinghouse 330 C Street, SW Washington, DC 20447 703-352-3488 naic.acf.hhs.gov BOOKS Canfield, Jack & Hansen, Mark Victor. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grand and Great. Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, 2008. Covey, Stephen. The […]

The most serious allegation that you can attempt to prove in court is that of abuse or neglect of the child. Therefore, if you make this allegation you can expect a spirited denial from the parent whom you charge with such an action or pattern of actions. Such actions can not only cause a parent to lose a child permanently but also lead to criminal charges. It is important to remember that if you suspect the abuse of a child it is your duty to report the matter to authorities, regardless of your decision about seeking custody. In fact, under […]

Caring grandparents love to spoil their grandchildren and have special feelings for them. In some cases, grandparents are unable to have a close relationship with their grandchildren because of health issues and other reasons but this does not mean that the grandparents don’t love or want to see their grandchildren and this is something that the parents must think about. When a couple divorces they must decide or let the court decide, which parent the children will live with and in most cases, there is shared custody of the children. This makes it easier for the parents both being with […]