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July 15, 2011

For Every Child That Is Born, A Retirement Fund Should Be Set Up

What do you get for a child who was just born?  Do you get them a blanket, a teddy bear, clothes, baby bottles, etc.?  Or have you gotten them something that will last an entire…
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July 6, 2011

Are You A Second Time Grandparent?

Did you know that the Census Bureau is reporting that there is an increase in the number of children living with their grandparents?  For the last twenty years, this number has…
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June 29, 2011

New Jersey Bill S2975

The National Committee of Grandparents for Children's Rights is very excited to announce that after lots of hard work and long hours writing the New Jersey Bill S2975, Senator Weinberg…
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June 23, 2011

Are You Going to the Kinship Care Solutions Project Training?

If you live in Seattle, Washington, have you heard about the Kinship Care Solutions Project Training?  You should think about attending the training.  To get more information,…
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June 23, 2011

Do You Know If You Can Fight For Visitation Rights?

Many grandparents do not necessarily know if they can pursue visitation rights of their grandchildren.  In California, and many other states, there are statutes and different pieces of…
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June 21, 2011

Grandparents in Minnesota are Facing Visitation Hurdles

Yesterday, the Court of Appeals in Minnesota ruled that a grandmother or grandfather of a child does not have the same rights that a father or mother of a child has.  One of the judges…
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June 21, 2011

Technology and Grandparenting: What's the Importance?

In the past few years, technology has brought many people much closer together.  For instance, Skype, a widely known webcamming service, allows people to communicate using a camera on…
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June 20, 2011

Kinship Care Report from the UK

The UK has recently released a report on Kinship Care.  If you are interested, follow this link: http://www.buttleuk.org/news.php/30/extent-of-kinship-care-revealed-for-the-first-time
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June 16, 2011

How Are Baby Boomers Changing Grandparenting?

In the past few years, baby boomers have been becoming grandparents.  In fact, 32 million Baby Boomers are now grandparents.  These grandparents aren't necessarily old and…
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June 16, 2011

Are You Going To Generations United's 16th Annual International Conference?

This year from July 26 to July 29 is Generations United's 16th annual International Conference : Rethinking and Revitalizing Intergenerational Connections in Washington D.C. The conference…
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