Taxes
and Kinship Care
Information
for grandparents and other kinship caregivers on filing your federal tax
return and tax credits you might be entitled to.
The
Rights of The Child
by Lola
Bailey - talks about the fact that children are not the property of their
parents but unique individuals with rights of their own.
Children's
Rights vs Parent's Rights
By Kathy Reynolds
- My thoughts on the rights of the child.
United We Must Stand
Deb Eulo writes a powerefull and moving statement on how we must stand
together to protect and defend our littlest and most innocent of our citizens,
our children and grandchildren.
Child Abuse - What We Can Do
by Kathy Reynolds - An article
about what we can do to help stop child abuse in our families and our communities.
Layaway
Kids
by Kathy Reynolds - An satirical
article about children that are dropped off with grandparents while the
parents live to party as if on layaway.
Another Kind of Homelessness
by Kathy Reynolds - An article
about the kind of life children are forced to live when there is conflict
between the birth parent that left the child on Layaway with grandparents.
Stages
by Kathy Reynolds - An Article about
the stages we all go through when parenting grandchildren.
The Mommy Competition
by Kathy Reynolds - A
brutally honest article about the feelings we have when parenting someone
else's child.
How To Tell A GrandPerson
By Nancy - An article that shows the pride and the difference between
a traditional grandparent and a parenting grandparent.
The Blacks and
Whites
by Phil Philcox - An article on
learning to play the piano or any new skill at any age.
Resentment
An article about dealing with the natural resentment that crops up
when parenting a child born to others.
My Feelings
of Love
by Kathy Reynolds - An Article about
love and the different ways we experience it through out life's stages.
Raising Grandchildren - What to consider
and where to find help
The things we need to know to do our best at raising children again.
How bureaucratic rules make life
tough for grandparents who raise grandchildren.
How to apply for financial help -
TANF CHILD ONLY GRANT
A way to get financial help for our kids when their bio parents are
unwilling or unable to support them.
Legal Matters
Articles dealing with the legal matters that
effect us and the children we love. we are not lawyers and this is not
to be considered legal advice. Just advice from grandparents that
have been through it and lived to tell the tale
Documentation -A common sense approach
Lisa explains the common sense way to document the life of your child(ren)
in order to present a lucid court case.
The
Differences Between Adoption and Guardianship
An article
explaining the differences between adoption, and guardianship and what
the
difference
means to parenting grandparents.
Custody and Guardianship - Common
Sense Answers
What is custody, how to get it, and why we need it.
Custody
An Article about one grandmother's experience in the legal system
Parenting
Articles
Articles dealing with both our adult children
and the little ones we love
Responding
to anger
by Kathy Reynolds - An article about
dealing with our children's anger in a way that helps everyone.
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THINGS GRANDPARENTS NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT
PARENTAL ABDUCTION
By Joan Callander - an article to
help us protect our grandchildren from abduction.
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Who's
That In Your House?
by Phil Philcox - An article on
how to check out the child care workers you entrust with your child.
HAMBURGER
An Excerpt from Elizabeth Pantley's
New book
What Our Words and Actions are Really
Telling Our Children
Living With ADHD
By Nana Linda- An article about
Learning to live with and cope with a child with ADHD.
Dealing With Temper Tantrums
by Kathy Reynolds - An article about
stopping those horrid temper tantrums thrown by all two year olds.
How to Stop Arguing With Your Child
by Kathy Reynolds - An article about
children that love to argue and ways to avoid that pitfall.
Discipline - The Natural Consequences
Method.
by Kathy Reynolds - An article about
The Natural Consequences Method of parenting and why it works.
If You Don't Want Me To Push Your Buttons
by Kathy Reynolds - An article about
disengaging the buttons that people push to get you going.
Where In The World Did That
One Come From
by Kathy Reynolds - An article about
our adult children when they behave very differently that we brought them
up to act.
Computer Tech Help Articles
Is Your Computer Infected with Spy
ware?
by Kathy Reynolds - An article about
the ways we can protect ourselves from spy ware and other intrusive programs.
Staying Safe Online
by Kathy Reynolds - An article about
hoe we and our children can stay safe on the Internet.
Chat Rules & Etiquette
How to behave to make our chats productive and friendly.
Cookies And
Spam And Virus Oh My!
Learn about Internet cookies and how to deal
with the good the bad and the ugly ones.
Controlling the
Spam Monster
Ways to fight back and control the junk e-mail
that comes through your computer.
Get Immunized.
- Protect Your Computer From Infection
Learn about computer virus and worm files. What
they are, how they work, and what to do to protect, prevent and repair
a computer from this threat.
Health Articles
Inline Skating For Seniors?
by Bill Hicks - An article about
The benefits of regular exercise like Inline skating for us older folks.
How to talk to your doctor
by Kathy Reynolds - An article about
how to talk to your doctor to ensure you get the best medical care possible.
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