Internet Resources for Grandparents

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-psgrandraise
About this ivillage community; Raising a grandchild isn't easy. If you find yourself in a parenting role for the second time around, this community is a place where you will find support, good advice and friendship.

http://www.grandfactsheets.org/state_fact_sheets.cfm
State fact sheets for grandparents and other relatives raising children.

http://www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/supporting/resources/grandparents.cfm
Child Welfare Information Gateway discussion: Are you a grandparent who has given up your retirement or your own plans in order to take on the diapers, daycare, teacher conferences, driver's ed, and everything else that comes along with raising children? Many grandparents today are stepping in to raise their grandchildren when the children's own parents are not able or willing to do so. In fact, the U.S. Census of 2000 found that over 2.4 million grandparents have responsibility for their grandchildren.
If you are one of these grandparents, you have made numerous sacrifices in order to provide a better life for your grandchildren. What are some things you can do now to provide the best possible care for your grandchildren while still preserving your own health and well-being?

http://chhs.gsu.edu/nationalcenter/
The National Center was established in 2001, within the College of Health and Human Sciences at Georgia State University. Their aim is to support grandparent-headed families in order that they may secure a promising future for their grandchildren.

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/grandparent/index.cfm
Today's grandparent has many roles with their grandchildren. Some grandparents provide care on a regular basis when the child's parents aren't available; others are great playmates with their grandchildren or what many may think of as a traditional grandparent. An emerging role that some grandparents find themselves in is raising their grandchildren and that is the focus of the Grandparenting Today web site.

http://www.uwex.edu/relationships/
Through the Eyes of a Child-Grandparents Raising Grandchildren fact sheet series. This series is tailored specifically for grandparents raising young children (birth to age 8).

http://www.grandsplace.org/gp4/ky.html
A list of Kentucky Grandparents Support Groups in Kentucky.

http://www.grandparenting.org/
Great resource for grandparents raising grandchildren. You will find an excerpt from "The Grandparent Guide"(by Dr. Kornhaber) on raising grandchildren as well as information about support groups.

http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/grandparents_raising_grandchildren
Article from The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) about grandparents called upon to provide temporary or full time care and responsibility for their grandchildren.

http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Grandparents.shtml
On the USA government page you will find Benefits and Assistance, Health and Safety Resources, Data and Publications and State Resources for grandparents raising children.

http://www.aarp.org/families/grandparents
The AARP has reference materials and contacts for first-time grandparents and for those raising their grandchildren.

http://familyeducation.com
Family Education web site presents an article by Joan Kuersten "Easing the Burden of "Second Parenthood". More Americans than ever are assuming the responsibility of caring for their children's children.

http://www.raisingyourgrandchildren.com/States/Kentucky.htm
There is much information on this website for grandparents raising grandchildren or other relatives parenting someone else's child. You will find personal comments and stories from the grandparents themselves.