Grandparents Rights Resources

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Long distance grandparenting

Long Distance Grandparenting: The Foundation for Grandparenting - Provides an extensive birth to college blueprint for being a long distance grandparent. (ChildBirthSolutions.com)

Long Distance Grandparenting - Offers suggestions for connecting, on or off the internet, with your grandkids. (Fifty-Five-Plus.com)

Grandparenting activities

Grandparents' Web - Provides ideas for activities for home and away, links to book and movie reviews, and a wide range of articles on grandparenting topics.

Series Books, Cool New Books, Reviews, Authors - Up-to-date, colorful and informative site lists the latest in reading material for kids. Also includes reading lists and suggestions for how to start a kids' book club. A great resource for tapping into the interests of your grandchild, whatever his or her age. (KidsRead.com)

Traveling with grandchildren

Traveling with Grandchildren - Offers tips for planning successful, satisfying trips with grandchildren. Topics include a list of things to think about/discuss with parents when planning the trip. (AARP)

National Geographic Traveler Family Travel Pages - Lists travel tips and links to travel agents who specialize in intergenerational travel.

Full-time grandparenting

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Comprehensive series of eight articles, on topics relating to child development, communication between generations and much more. (University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin-Extension)

Connecting the Bridges: Grandparenting Grandchildren - Discusses the challenges and benefits of raising grandchildren. (Parenthood In America Conference)

Help for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Provides detailed information on topics like custody options, government subsidies, and support groups. (AARP)

Step-grandparenting

Step Grandparenting: New Roles for the Nineties - Discusses the challenges and joys of being a step-grandparent and provides tips for learning to grandparent in a blended family. (Grandtimes.com)

Helpful Tips for the Adoptive Grandparent - Offers suggestions and helpful hints for adoptive grandparents. Site also might be instructive in learning about the adoption process. (Adoption.com)

Grandparenting and interfaith families

Foundation for Grandparenting: NBC Today Show Topics - Arthur Kornhaber advice on several grandparenting topics, including "When Your Grandchild is not Being Raised in your Religion." Other topics include "Being a Better Grandparent," "What You Need to Know About Your Relationship with Your Grandchild," and "Grandparenting and Teenagers."

Grandparenting Your Interfaith Jewish Grandchildren - Offers tips for grandparenting when your grandchildren are being raised in a different religion. (Interfaithfamily.com)

Grandparents rights

The Grandparents Rights Organization - Offers information to educate and support grandparents and grandchildren on their rights to maintain a relationship.

Grandparent Visitation Rights - Provides information on grandparents' visitation rights including links to a state law visitation chart and a legal services network for AARP members. (AARP)