Overview

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.

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Author:   Gary Garrison
Publisher:   University of Regina Press
Imprint:   University of Regina Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 20.40cm
Weight:   0.320kg
ISBN:  

9780889775541

ISBN 10:   0889775540
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   04 August 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Author’s Note Foreword Introduction: Grandparents into the Breach One: The Cangrands Campout: A Great-Grandmother’s Love Leaps Three Generation Gaps Two: Child Welfare: Keep Out! Three: The Pride of Grandparents: A Support Group Meets Four: Foster Care: Parenting by the Dozen Five: Healing from Broken Attachments Six: A Family Dinner: Triggers on the Menu Seven: Indigenous Grandparenting: One Foot in Each Canoe Eight: On the Reserve Raising Grandkids Nine: Dances with Ants Ten: A Three-Generation Brain Dance Eleven: Raising a Skipped-Generation FASD Child Twelve: In the Line of Fire: Shell Shock and Self-Care Thirteen: I Survive, I Rescue, I Organize: The Roaring Grandma Fourteen: Thank You, Grandma Fifteen: Caseworkers’ Conflicting Priorities: Closing Files vs. Helping Children Sixteen: Grandparents and the Survival of the Species Some Grandparenting Resources

Reviews

Raising Grandkids is an empathetic and knowledgeable book that shows grandparents they're not alone in the challenges they face while raising their grandchildren. Foreword Reviews

"""Raising Grandkids is an empathetic and knowledgeable book that shows grandparents they're not alone in the challenges they face while raising their grandchildren."" Foreword Reviews ""Garrison imbues honesty and compassion into his writing, comforting those in similar situations."" Library Journal"

Author Information

Gary Garrison worked for the Mennonite Central Committee for nine years, coordinating visiting programs at The Max and Bowden Institutions. He is a journalist, poet/songwriter, and the retired Editor of Alberta Hansard.

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