You may be surprised to know that over 6 million households (Headed by Heroic Grandparents) in America today are involved in rescuing grandchildren from non-functioning family units. Many of these arrangements are informal in nature. This causes all kinds of problems for Grandparents Rights in every case as well as added instability for the grandchildren.

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The deeper I dig into the area of Grandparenting and the need for some form of Grandparents rights I find some statistical as well as anecdotal consistencies. I find more and more that extended families with 6-8 grandchildren will be fine with 2/3rds or 3/4ths of the grandkids but may experience trouble with effective visitation and correspondence with that smaller fraction of the family. This is a generalization, of cours Read More

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I think most people would agree when we look back at our own childhoods that Grandma and Grandad play a very important role in our lives, especially if they live close by and they are in regular contact. Suddenly removing this bond can be devastating to the grandchild and throw the grandparents into emotional turmoil.

This situation can suddenly come about for many reasons and because of this every case has Read More

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Overprotective parents, hand over the car keys: A new study finds that kids may be safer when their grandparents drive than when mom and dad are behind the wheel.

That’s the surprising conclusion of research published today in the journal Pediatrics, which found that children involved in car crashes with grandparent drivers had half the risk of being injured.

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If you need some suggestions for activities with your grandchildren, here are some:

• a hike to a nearby natural place, assuming Grandma/Grandpa are up to it
• a trip to the park
• fishing, boating, swimming
• a trip to a museum (appropriate for children, of course)
• scrapbooking
• a trip to a spectator sport such as a baseball game
• state or county fair
• a train trip is always fun
• h Read More

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Here are some fun games I have found for playing with the grandchildren which don’t require you to purchase anything at the store.

Grandparents Games 1: Newspaper Copy Games

Each child and their grandparent receive a newspaper, a pair of scissors and a roll of sticky tape. In 15 minutes, each team’s task is to create an outfit – consisting of 3 items eg hat/top/pants or hat/dress/over-shirt – for each mem Read More

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Grandparents Games can be a fun way for you as a grandparent to spend time with your grandchildren whether they are right beside you at the computer of far away from you at home. Here are some of the best sites online sites that feature games grandparents can play with their grandchildren.

Grandparents Games to Play with the Grandchildren