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Articles of Interest to Grandparents

 
General Interest Articles
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.

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 Differences Between Adoption and Guardianship
An article explaining the differences between adoption, and guardianship and what the difference means to parenting grandparents.

Custody
An Article about one grandmother's experience in the legal system

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.
 

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.

12 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.
 

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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