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| Harvest House, 2008, $12.99 http://www.amazon.com/Setting-Boundaries-Your-Adult-Children/dp/0736921354/ref=pd_sim_b_5 A worthwhile book if your children suffer from addictions or other personal issues that are beyond your control. |
| http://jag.sagepub.com/content/30/3/332.abstract This Spanish study found that while the dementia process has a negative impact on the relationship between grandparent and grandchildren, in some cases there was also potential for positive changes, mainly related to the ability to keep emotional contact and express positive emotions. |
| Bantam, 2002, $16.00 http://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Parents-Overcoming-Hurtful-Reclaiming/dp/0553381407%3FSubscriptionId%3D02E5W5871AJF7PMMMS82%26tag%3Dquitipfroadvw-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0553381407 Forward helps those who need it deal with the pain of childhood and move beyond the frustrating relationship patterns learned at home. |
| New Harbinger Publications, 2007, $19.95 http://www.amazon.com/Life-Planning-Adults-Developmental-Disabilities/dp/1572244518/ref=pd_sim_b_8 Greenbaum deals with lifestyle issues for the developmentally disabled adult. |
| http://www.howtoadvice.com/DifficultElders, Free Five thngs you can do yourself to put you in the right frame of mind and have a positive affect. |
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| Family Life Publishing, 2008, $19.99 http://www.amazon.com/Barbara-Susans-Guide-Empty-Nest/dp/1602000603/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276261853&sr=1-1 Rainey and Yates help you work through how you might feel when your children have all flown the coop, and what you can do next. |
| U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2009, Free http://www.bls.gov/osmr/pdf/ec090030.pdf Stewart finds that employed mothers shift enriching childcare time from workdays to nonwork days. On workdays, full-time employed parents shift enriching childcare time toward evenings, but there is little shifting among part-time employed mothers. |
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| Generations United, December 2009, Free http://www.gu.org/documents/A0/GrandFacts_Report.pdf This report provides data and other information about families where grandchildren live with grandparents, but not parents, and discusses implications for caregiving, housing, and education. |
| MetLife Mature Market Institute, July 2011, Free http://www.metlife.com/assets/cao/mmi/publications/studies/2011/mmi-american-grandparents.pdf This provides interesting insights about U.S. grandparents, including that a majority of grandparents are now of the Baby Boom generation, and that blacks, Hispanics, and Asians are considerably under-represented in the grandparent group, compared to younger age cohorts. |