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Parenting Articles for Other Non Traditional Families
Are you a parent in a non-traditional family? Help for grandparents raising grandkids, stepfamilies, single parent households, and more.
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Welcome to the “Sandwich Generation.” There’s almost nothing more draining, stressful, emotional and guilt-inducing than caring for an elderly parent or relative while raising kids. I know what this is like because I’ve been there myself—and my life’s work has been devoted to helping people who are caring for elderly or sick relatives. If you are in this situation right now, you’re probably feeling pretty overwhelmed and alone. |
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Jan is a sixty-five-year-old grandmother who was given custody of her two grandsons, aged 8 and 15, after her daughter was jailed for drug abuse. “At first, it was a joy to have them in our house,” said Jan, whose grandchildren came to live with her one year ago. “They seemed so happy to be here. But then the real problems started. Now, my older grandson either just plain ignores me or he talks back—and I don’t know which is worse.The younger one is starting to follow suit. I’m starting to wonder where we went wrong.” |
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When you are in your fifties or sixties or even older and you take on the life-altering responsibility of raising your grandchild, life gets tough. Time for yourself or with your spouse is not easy to find. You tire more easily and sometimes feel like you have less patience. You may be on a limited budget. And the grandchild you're rasing may have medical problems or be a troubled adolescent.
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Madeline is in fifth grade. I was taking her to school and, while backing out the driveway, I thought how beautiful the peonies looked, soft raspberry petals with a cream colored middle, still moist from the rain the night before.
Inspiration hit: Why not take a flower to your English teacher, I ask Madeline, it would be nice to share them. (And it wouldn’t hurt to go along with the email I just sent her teacher that this month’s reading log is lost, I thought to myself.)
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No empty nesting for us! After twenty-six years of diapers, kindergarten, homework, first loves, heartbreaks, loud cars that were continually breaking down, college tuition, and weddings for our four children, my husband and I were ready for some down time, some alone time, and just plain fun time. That was not to be.
Instead, we are raising our 11-year-old granddaughter.
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Last week, Torry Hansen sent her 7-year-old adopted Russian son to Moscow with a note that said, I no longer wish to parent this child. She stated that the child, Artyom Savelyev, was mentally unstable, violent and has severe psychopathic issues and that for the safety of her friends, family and herself, she was sending him back.
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