First of all I saw this picture this week and it applies to our discussion and had to share it!
I have chosen to follow the Zero to Three organization during this course. During the Foundations course I first learned of this organization and absolutely love what they do and offer the Early Childhood Education community. This week I reviewed the newsletter geared toward grandparents raising their grandchildren entitled: On Your Lap, In Your Heart. This article offers tips for grandparents in terms of raising their grandchildren successfully, sharing responsibilities with parents, as well as addressing developmental stages. Here is the link for that article:http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/grandparents/. I think this addresses diversity due to the changing family structures that are occurring nationwide as more grandparents are raising their grandchildren. Family systems are no longer composed of a mom, dad, and two children, and this article addresses that changing demographic.
Also, I have struck out contacting resources from outside of the U.S., which is disappointing as I was really looking forward to learning more about early education internationally. I plan to continue to try and find resources on my own aside from the email addresses provided within the course.
Mandy, I love the Zero to Three organization to, and the family structure as we once knew it has really change. Thanks for sharing about the grand parent , On Your Lap, In Your Heart, as a grand mother of three and another coming I try and support my children, and be a great part of my children lives. I clap for the grand parents who step up to the plate, thanks for sharing
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ReplyDeleteI really liked that you picked this topic. There are way more grandparents raising their grandchildren then most realize. I have about 5 families at the center now who are grandparents raising their grandchildren. More information should be out there for them!