Educators and Support Group Leaders

Audio/Visual Resources | Exhibits | Fact Sheets | Forms | Lessons | Newsletters | Newsreleases

Kincare Primer

Audio/Visual Resources

• Texas AgriLife Extension Service Educational Resource Library – Contact your County Extension Agent about checking out materials in this library.

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Exhibits

• Grandparents Raising Grandkids Can Be a Wild Ride! (PowerPoint)
  • See how this display can be adapted to a smaller scale.

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Forms

• Interest Survey (PDF)
• Confidentiality Agreement (PDF)
• Registration Form (PDF)
• Stress Survey (PDF)
• Support Group Wrap-Up (PDF)

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Fact Sheets

• Grandparenting in the 21st Century (PDF)

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Lessons

• Grandparents As Parents: A Workshop Model
• How to Start a Support Group

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Newsletters

Grandparents As Parents newsletters are available to you in Rich Text Format (RTF) and Adobe PDF (PDF).

• I Still Need Time For Me (PDF) (RTF | Text) [Spanish: PDF | RTF ]
• An Emotional Roller Coaster (PDF) (RTF | Text) [Spanish: PDF | RTF ]
• Support Groups Ease the Journey (PDF) (RTF | Text) [Spanish: PDF | RTF ]
• Bridging the Communication Gap (PDF) (RTF | Text) [Spanish: PDF | RTF ]
• Helping a Child Who Has Suffered Neglect or Abuse (PDF) (RTF | Text ) [Spanish: PDF | RTF ]
• Helping Children Succeed in School (PDF) (RTF | Text) [Spanish: PDF | RTF ]
• Constructive Discipline (PDF) (RTF | Text) [Spanish: PDF | RTF ]
• Child Care Concerns (PDF) (RTF | Text) [Spanish: PDF | RTF ]
• Out-of-School Learning Opportunities (PDF) (RTF | Text) [Spanish: PDF | RTF ]
• Your Financial Future – Managing Your Budget (PDF) (RTF | Text) [Spanish: PDF | RTF ]
• Legal Aspects of Caring for Your Grandchild (PDF) (RTF | Text) [Spanish: PDF | RTF ]

Through the Eyes of a Child – Grandparents Raising Grandchildren is a series available through the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension. These newsletters are in PDF format. You will need Adobe Reader (see below) to view these newsletters.

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News Releases

• Grandparents As Parents: Texas Ranks Second (AgNews)
• Grandparenting Often More Than It Used to Be (AgNews)
• Children in Kinship Care (PDF) (Urban Institute)
• Who Takes Care of Children When Their Parents Can’t? (PDF) (Urban Institute)

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