Grandparenting a child with special needs /

When a new baby is born into a family, grandparents are excited about having a baby to enjoy and love. If the child is born with a disability, it can be difficult to know how to react and how best to help the child and the family as a whole. This book provides guidance on how to grandparent a child...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thompson, Charlotte E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2009.
Subjects:
Grandparents of children with disabilities > United States.
Grandparenting > United States.
Grandparent and child > United States.
Children with disabilities > Care > United States.
Grands-parents d'enfants handicapés > États-Unis.
Rôle grand-parental > États-Unis.
Grands-parents et enfants > États-Unis.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Children with Special Needs.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Learning Disabilities.
Children with disabilities > Care
Grandparent and child
Grandparenting
Grandparents of children with disabilities
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Coping with the diagnosis
  • Providing help and support to parents
  • Helping siblings cope
  • Multiple birth grandchildren
  • Parents' separation and remarriage
  • Grandparents in charge
  • Helping grandchildren with dressing and hygiene
  • Helping boost your grandchild's self-esteem
  • Handling social occasions
  • Having fun with a grandchild
  • Traveling with a grandchild
  • Special education
  • Helping a teen transition to adulthood
  • Finding the best medical care
  • Special medical problems and treatments
  • Finding resources for specialized services
  • Medical questions and answers
  • Handling a progressive disease
  • Legal and financial resources
  • Time out for grandparents
  • Planning for the future
  • Questionnaire answers from grandparents and parents.

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