Guest guest Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Hi As far as I understand Grandparents get very little attention in terms of parenting support and probably fair much more badly than even Fathers do in terms of programmes specific to their needs. I attach a very paltry offering in terms of literature on Grandparenting - nothing though really on Grandparenting programmes. I have not heard of the Granny School you mention - but sounds interesting. Our local sure start that was, now children centre, runs a support group specifically for grandparents, and they provided some parenting training, but used the generic positive parenting course being used locally . From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of CowleySent: 22 February 2008 12:36pafsinterestgroup Cc: Subject: Granny School Please has anyone come across any parenting education specifically directed at grandparents? I have been contacted in respect of one known as 'Granny School,' set up by a midwife but directed at grandparents of babies and children up to four. I was told on the phone that this is particularly about grandparents where the mother is a teenager and the Gran is main carer, but this does not feature in the literature I have been sent.It all sounds like a jolly good idea, but I would appreciate any information about whether these programmes have developed elsewhere; what should the content be and is there any evidence to support it?best wishessarahcowley183btinternethttp://myprofile.cos.com/S124021COn No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1292 - Release Date: 21/02/2008 16:09 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1292 - Release Date: 21/02/2008 16:09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Many thanks for your quick response ; always a fount of knowledge about these things! On 22 Feb 2008, at 13:59, Whittaker wrote: Hi As far as I understand Grandparents get very little attention in terms of parenting support and probably fair much more badly than even Fathers do in terms of programmes specific to their needs. I attach a very paltry offering in terms of literature on Grandparenting - nothing though really on Grandparenting programmes. I have not heard of the Granny School you mention - but sounds interesting. Our local sure start that was, now children centre, runs a support group specifically for grandparents, and they provided some parenting training, but used the generic positive parenting course being used locally . From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of CowleySent: 22 February 2008 12:36pafsinterestgroup Cc: Subject: Granny School Please has anyone come across any parenting education specifically directed at grandparents? I have been contacted in respect of one known as 'Granny School,' set up by a midwife but directed at grandparents of babies and children up to four. I was told on the phone that this is particularly about grandparents where the mother is a teenager and the Gran is main carer, but this does not feature in the literature I have been sent.It all sounds like a jolly good idea, but I would appreciate any information about whether these programmes have developed elsewhere; what should the content be and is there any evidence to support it?best wishessarahcowley183btinternethttp://myprofile.cos.com/S124021COnNo virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1292 - Release Date: 21/02/2008 16:09 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1292 - Release Date: 21/02/2008 16:09 <Grandparenting literature and information.doc> sarahcowley183@...http://myprofile.cos.com/S124021COn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Sheila Kitzinger celebrates grannys in feminist old age style. The guru of home births and natural child birth turned her anthropolgical skills to researching grandmothers and I enjoyed the book. Becoming a Grandmother: A Life Transition By Sheila Kitzinger, Published 1996 Simon & Schuster Based on extensive research among grandmothers in the United States, Britain, and many other countries, an accessible guide to becoming a grandmother shows how to understand family tensions, how to provide emotional support to daughters, and more. >>> Cowley <sarahcowley183@...> 22/02/2008 19:29 >>> Many thanks for your quick response ; always a fount of knowledge about these things! On 22 Feb 2008, at 13:59, Whittaker wrote: > > Hi > > As far as I understand Grandparents get very little attention in > terms of parenting support and probably fair much more badly than > even Fathers do in terms of programmes specific to their needs. > I attach a very paltry offering in terms of literature on > Grandparenting - nothing though really on Grandparenting > programmes. I have not heard of the Granny School you mention - > but sounds interesting. Our local sure start that was, now > children centre, runs a support group specifically for > grandparents, and they provided some parenting training, but used > the generic positive parenting course being used locally . > > > From: [mailto:SENATE- > HVSN ] On Behalf Of Cowley > Sent: 22 February 2008 12:36 > pafsinterestgroup > Cc: > Subject: Granny School > > Please has anyone come across any parenting education specifically > directed at grandparents? I have been contacted in respect of one > known as 'Granny School,' set up by a midwife but directed at > grandparents of babies and children up to four. I was told on the > phone that this is particularly about grandparents where the mother > is a teenager and the Gran is main carer, but this does not feature > in the literature I have been sent. > > It all sounds like a jolly good idea, but I would appreciate any > information about whether these programmes have developed elsewhere; > what should the content be and is there any evidence to support it? > > best wishes > > > > sarahcowley183@... > http://myprofile.cos.com/S124021COn > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1292 - Release Date: > 21/02/2008 16:09 > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1292 - Release Date: > 21/02/2008 16:09 > > > > > <Grandparenting literature and information.doc> sarahcowley183@... http://myprofile.cos.com/S124021COn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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