The Grandparent Guide - Softcover

Kornhaber M.D, Arthur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1520534795 ISBN 13: 9781520534794

Publisher: Independently published, 2017

Synopsis

From “the Dr. Spock of grandparenting” (NBC Tom Brokaw), the definitive guide to coping with the challenges of modern grandparenting. The American family has undergone profound structural changes over the past few decades. In a world of inter-racial, inter-religious, inter-ethnic marriages, divorce and remarriage, single, step, and alternative families, adoptions, gender issues, surrogacy, in vitro fertilization...many of today’s healthy, vibrant, and long-lived, baby boomer grandparents feel overwhelmed—stranded without a road map. Written by the man who “started the grandparent revolution in America” (CBS Dan Rather), The Grandparent Guide offers them such a map, and much more. The Grandparent Guide is a reference, guide, and a complete education for readers struggling with the challenges of modern grandparenting. Based on Dr. Kornhaber’s more than thirty years of research and clinical studies, it supplies the expert advice and guidance grandparents need to stay ahead of the curve of social change. It features an abundance of thoroughly cross-referenced topics of vital concern to grandparents and other family members. In a warm, witty voice, Dr. Kornhaber offers readers professional, practical, and well as anecdotal information that they can apply immediately to “enhance the positive, and eliminate the negative” in their personal lives. He also steers readers to a gold mine of valuable resources, including books, support groups, and websites, including his own www.grandparenting.org website where readers can access the latest research and resources, breaking news, details on recent grandparent and family-related issues, legislation, and more. Arthur Kornhaber, (MD Ojai, CA) is a child and family psychiatrist, clinician, researcher, and medical writer. As the President and Founder of the Foundation for Grandparenting and the author of six books on the topic, he is the foremost. and internationally acclaimed, expert on grandparenting. As a primary news source for grandparenting information, he is quoted routinely in leading newspapers and magazines, consults with government, non-profit and academic institutions, and has advised Congress and the White House on family and grandparenting issues.

About this title

From the Back Cover

An essential guidebook to get you through the highs and lows of modern-day grandparenting

Gone are the days when your role as a grandparent was easily definable as the provider of homemade cookies and a quick game of catch. Times have changed, and so have grandparents. You're healthier, wealthier, younger, and smarter than any previous generation. Families have also become far more diverse and complex, making the role of grandparent more complicated, unclear, and confusing. Fortunately, Arthur Kornhaber, M.D., can help you through the experience with The Grandparent Guide.

• Learn how grandparenting can provide you with a powerful identity while conferring important meaning and influence on your life.
• Gain an understanding of your critical importance in your grandchild's life and the many roles you play, each one giving you an opportunity to love, teach, and support.
• Learn how to increase your coping skills and be an effective grandparent in any family situation.
• Explore modern grandparenting issues that range from cybergrandparenting and adoption to families of same-sex parents and raising grandchildren yourself.
• Learn how to support parents, who serve as the linchpin of your relationship with your grandchild.
• Learn how you can be a positive role model for future generations of your family.

Also included in this authoritative guidebook are an extensive bibliography, lists of websites and support groups, and descriptions of recommended books and films on related subjects.

The Grandparent Guide is a priceless resource for all grandparents or soon-to-be grandparents, filled with invaluable information that you can refer to again and again as you cherish those special times with your grandchild.

About the Author

Arthur Kornhaber, M.D., is a child and family therapist, clinician, researcher, and medical writer and is the nation's foremost expert on grandparenting issues. As the president and founder of the nonprofit Foundation for Grandparenting, he has been called on by the U.S. Congress and the White House to advise on issues concerning grandparents. Referred to by Tom Brokaw as "the Dr. Spock of grandparenting," Dr. Kornhaber makes regular appearances in the media, including CNN and "Today." His website, www.grandparenting.org, is the oldest international grandparenting website offering networking, information, and communication worldwide.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1520534795
• ISBN 13: 9781520534794
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 455