Intentional Grandparenting A Contemporary Guide

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ISBN: 9781555916152 | 1555916155
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 6/1/2008

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This comprehensive guide offers ten basic principles for effective grandparenting, combining solid advice from experts with inspirational and humorous real-life stories. Intentional Grandparenting helps ease the transition for grandparents who face a vastly changed world of parenting by explaining the differences between "then and now" in childbirth and child-rearing practices, as well as what to expect in diverse family situations such as blended families and same-sex unions. This handbook includes a wealth of practical ideas, such as how to baby-proof your home, how to stay in touch (including cyber-grandparenting), and how you can best support your adult children as they become parents. Informative and fun, this book is an indispensable tool for anyone entering this challenging and rewarding life stage. Book jacket.

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
This Book Is for You	p. 2
Effective Grandparenting	p. 4
The Times, They Are a Changing	p. 5
The Grandboomer Generation	p. 7
A Child-Development Approach	p. 8
Ten Principles	p. 9
The Last Word	p. 10
Determine the Kind of Grandparent You Want to Be	p. 13
Then and Now	p. 15
Crafting Your Vision	p. 16
What Gets in the Way of Intentional Grandparenting?	p. 26
Questions and Answers	p. 28
What the Research Tells Us	p. 28
The Last Word	p. 29
Respect and Support the Parents	p. 31
Then and Now	p. 32
Demonstrating Respect and Support	p. 34
Overcoming the Barriers	p. 38
Some Suggestions from Parents	p. 42
When Special Support is Needed	p. 44
Questions and Answers	p. 46
What the Research Tells Us	p. 48
The Last Word	p. 48
Be Open to New Possibilities	p. 51
Then and Now	p. 53
Modern Parents, Pregnancy, and Birth	p. 55
Barriers to Being Open	p. 59
The "OLD" Method of Assessing New Practices	p. 61
New Child-Rearing Practices and Child Development	p. 62
Questions and Answers	p. 63
What the Research Tells Us	p. 65
The Last Word	p. 68
Embrace Diversity	p. 71
Then and Now	p. 72
Challenges Related to Family Diversity	p. 77
Dealing with Divorce or Separation	p. 80
Stepgrandparenting	p. 82
Divorce or Separation and Child Development	p. 85
Questions and Answers	p. 87
What the Research Tells Us	p. 89
The Last Word	p. 90
Be Accepting, Empathetic, and Positive	p. 93
Then and Now	p. 94
Grandparents as Fans	p. 95
Some Barriers to Being Accepting, Empathetic, and Positive with Our Grandchildren	p. 101
Resilience, Empathy, Optimism, and Child Development	p. 103
Questions and Answers	p. 105
What the Research Tells Us	p. 106
The Last Word	p. 107
Be Playful and Spontaneous	p. 109
Then and Now	p. 110
Playful Grandparenting	p. 112
What Gets in the Way of Play and Spontaneity?	p. 112
How to Be the Perfect Playmate	p. 115
Play and Child Development	p. 119
Questions and Answers	p. 120
What the Research Tells Us	p. 122
The Last Word	p. 124
Be Consistent, Reliable, and Fair	p. 125
Then and Now	p. 126
What Do Consistency, Reliability, and Fairness Look Like?	p. 127
Consistency, Fairness, and Discipline	p. 129
What Gets in the Way of Consistent, Reliable, and Fair Grandparenting?	p. 130
The Relationship Between Principle Seven and Healthy Child Development	p. 134
Questions and Answers	p. 135
What the Research Tells Us	p. 136
The Last Word	p. 137
Stay in Touch	p. 139
Then and Now	p. 140
Addressing the Challenges of Staying in Touch	p. 142
Tips for Long-Distance Grandparenting	p. 148
Cyber-Grandparenting	p. 149
Grandparents as Historians	p. 151
Building a Long-Distance Relationship Stage by Stage	p. 153
Questions and Answers	p. 155
What the Research Tells Us	p. 157
The Last Word	p. 158
Be Organized but Flexible	p. 159
Then and Now	p. 160
What Gets in the Way of Being Organized and Flexible?	p. 160
Some Suggestions for Being More Organized	p. 163
Safety and Child Development	p. 172
Questions and Answers	p. 173
What the Research Tells Us	p. 175
The Last Word	p. 175
Take Care of You	p. 177
Then and Now	p. 178
Barriers to Taking Care of Ourselves	p. 179
Taking Care of Your Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Well-Being	p. 183
Questions and Answers	p. 189
What the Research Tells Us	p. 190
The Last Word	p. 191
Conclusion	p. 193
You Are Not Alone	p. 193
The Give-and-Take Between Parents and Their Adult Children	p. 195
Grandparents Unite!	p. 197
For the Joy of It!	p. 198
To Learn More
About Grandparenting	p. 199
About Child Development, Parenting, and Families	p. 201
About Safety and Active Play	p. 204
About Midlife Health	p. 205
About Cyber-Grandparenting	p. 205
Index	p. 209
About the Authors	p. 217
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