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A discussion of the issues in Troxel v. Granville - the so-called grandparents'
rights case decided in the US Supreme Court
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GrandsPlace was developed as a gathering place for those caregivers raising their children's children. A place to share resources and stories, a place where we would feel safe and secure in discussing our problems
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Grandparents Raising Children From the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - information about the rewards and challenges
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The transition to the role of grandparent, as well as the experience of grandparenting itself, varies according to life circumstances, gender, generation, health, race, ethnic background, social class, and the relationship with adult children
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Child and adolescent psychiatrists recognize the important role many grandparents play in raising their grandchildren. The better grandparents are able to meet their own needs, the better they can fulfill the demands of parenting
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Grandparent and other relative caregivers often lack information about the range of support services, benefits and policies they need to fulfill their caregiving role. In an effort to remedy this situation, a group of child and aging advocacy and research organizations has prepared State Fact Sheets, which provide helpful state-specific data and information for all the states and the District of Columbia
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This site aims to bring families back together, and also put together new ‘adoptive’ families
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Families