Grandparents as Parents: A Survival Guide for Raising a Second Family - Couverture souple

De Toledo, Sylvie; Brown, Deborah Edler

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1462509150 ISBN 13 : 9781462509157

Editeur : Guilford Press, 2013

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Sylvie de Toledo, LCSW, BCD, is Founder and Clinical Director of Grandparents as Parents, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, California, and is a recognized expert on issues affecting grandparents and other relative caregivers. She has received awards and other honors from organizations including the Alliance for Children's Rights, the Southern California Psychiatric Society, the United States Senate's Special Committee on Aging, and the California Coalition of Relative Caregivers. Her website is www.grandparentsasparents.org.

Deborah Edler Brown is an award-winning journalist and poet based in Los Angeles. She was a long-time reporter for Time magazine and has written for numerous other publications, including Psychiatric Times.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Guilford Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1462509150
• ISBN 13: 9781462509157
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 331