Bibliograph

Raising grandkids, inside skipped-generation families, Gary Garrison

Type

Label

Raising grandkids, inside skipped-generation families, Gary Garrison

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Raising grandkids

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1048737160

Responsibility statement

Gary Garrison

Sub title

inside skipped-generation families

Summary

"Raising Grandkids focuses on "skipped generation" families or grandparent-headed households. Collecting together stories from other grandparents and reflecting on his own experience as a caregiver to his step-grandchildren, Gary Garrison paints a compassionate yet compelling picture of the joys, fears, and passions that drive some grandparents to put their later lives on hold to raise their children's children. Grandparents in this situation have particular challenges, as they often have to battle their own children for custody, deal with pressures from caseworkers, negotiate their own health and financial issues, and address the guilt and resentment they may feel towards the missing son or daughter who conceived the children now in their care. As well, many fear their grandchildren will be taken away, which keeps them silent and isolated. This fear can be particularly profound for Indigenous and Metis grandparents, who bear intergenerational wounds of racism and genocide, as they struggle to create a better future for themselves and their grandchildren. No matter their background, grandparents looking for comfort, guidance, and wisdom will find meaning in this brave and clear-eyed book"--Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Grandparents into the breach -- The CANGRANDs campout: a great-grandmother's love leaps three generation gaps -- Child welfare: keep out! -- The pride of grandparents: a support group meets -- Foster care: parenting by the dozen -- Healing from broken attachments -- A family dinner: triggers on the menu -- Indigenous grandparenting: one food in each canoe -- On the reserve -- Dances with ants -- A three-generation brain dance -- Raising a skipped-generation FASD child -- In the line of fire: shell shock and self-care -- I survive, I rescue, I organize: the roaring grandma -- Thank you, Grandma -- Caseworkers' conflicting priorities: closing files vs. helping children -- Grandparents and the survival of the species

Target audience

adult

Creator