Skip to content
Catalog
You are not logged in |Login  
Add to My Lists Add to Bag MARC Display Return to Browse More Information
     
Limit search to available items
Record 4 of 9
Previous Record Next Record
Book Cover
Bestseller
BestsellerE-Book
Author Thompson, Charlotte E.

Title Grandparenting a child with special needs / Charlotte E. Thompson.

Publication Info. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2009.

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Rocky Hill - Downloadable Materials  EBSCO Ebook    Downloadable
Rocky Hill cardholders click here to access this title from EBSCO
Description 1 online resource (256 pages)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 250) and index.
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.
Summary 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 with special needs and give every grandchild the love and care they deserve and parents the added support they need. From coming to terms with a diagnosis, to helping with the transition from adolescence to adulthood, the book gives clear advice on grandparenting a child with special needs throughou.
Note Print version record.
Subject Grandparents of children with disabilities -- United States.
Grandparenting -- United States.
Grandparent and child -- United States.
Children with disabilities -- Care -- United States.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Children with Special Needs.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Learning Disabilities.
Children with disabilities -- Care. (OCoLC)fst00855547
Grandparent and child. (OCoLC)fst00946360
Grandparenting. (OCoLC)fst00946366
Grandparents of children with disabilities. (OCoLC)fst00946386
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Other Form: Print version: Thompson, Charlotte E. Grandparenting a child with special needs. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2009 9781843109068 (DLC) 2008042685 (OCoLC)260231163
ISBN 9781846429422 (electronic bk.)
1846429420 (electronic bk.)
-->
Permanent Link
Add a Review

 

Library Links

Encore

Search Tools

Language Settings

English
Español