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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Please note: The content on this page was developed as part of a previous project at Forest Institute, the Child Welfare Training Grant. This information is provided for resource purposes, but is not currently being updated.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

In the United States, 4.5 million children are living in grandparent-headed households. Discover the special issues these families face and what may be of help for grandparents raising grandchildren. Helpful coping skills to share with these grandparents are included in this module, along with thoughts on supporting the grandparent couple relationship.

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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Handouts: (Adobe® PDF files, numbers in parentheses are page numbers in module)

Grandparents Handout
Grandparent Quiz (3A)
Case Study Vignette (3B)
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (10A)
Grandparents as Parents (22A)
A State Fact Sheet For Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children (22B)
Fun With Grandkids (22C)
References

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Last Updated on 16 April 2011

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