Raising a child with special needs can be stressful and difficult. Remember that you are not alone, and you have so much love and support for you and your little one all around you. Read on to see some tips that can be useful when parenting a child with special needs.
Category: Grandparents
Welcome grandparents and parents! We know how important grandparent relationships are, so here you’ll find articles, videos and events on activities grandparents can do with their grandchildren, ways to positively foster these relationships, better communication and appreciation between parents and grandparents (and vice versa!) and more!
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Grandparents Lament: “Oh, Those Damn Travel Teams!”
Are your grandkids joining travel sports teams? Are you finding that these sports teams are taking up a lot more time of their lives than they should? Read on to see how you can best support your grandchildren in their goals and to remember that as long as they are happy, they are making the right choices!
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: How to Build a Co-Grandparenting Team
Want to learn some great ideas to ensure your co-grandparenting is a success all around? Read up on these great tips from Dr. Gramma Karen and see how you can make an effort to build strong and supportive relationships with your family.
Lifelong Memories: Grandparent-Grandchildren Road Trips
Grow that Grandparent-Grandchild relationship with a road trip! Read up on all of these tips to help plan the best trip ever.
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: An Incident Changes Inter-Family Dynamics
My husband and I have three wonderful grandchildren, ages 7, 9, and 11. Their parents are our son, Louis, and our daughter-in-law, Christine.
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: An Interview with Debbie Pincus
Dr. Gramma Karen: Debbie, thank you for agreeing to do this interview. I am pleased that my readers and I have this opportunity to learn about your experiences as a family and couples therapist.
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Grandmother Taken to Task For Sharing Personal Experiences
My daughter Rose, who is not speaking to me at the moment, texted me that I should read your column “Should Grandparents Share Their Views on Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol?” Here is why she isn’t speaking to me.
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Reader Seeks Clarification on Honesty
I found your column about the three sisters and your comments about honesty very interesting. To think about honesty being, in your words, nuanced makes me both uncomfortable and intrigued. I have always tended to be very black or white about honesty: you’re either telling the truth, or you’re not.