Grandparenting Teens: Leaving a Legacy of Hope

Abstract

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Part I: They Love You When You're There -- Chapter 1: Even When You're Older Than Dirt -- Chapter 2: Why Gray Hair Is an Advantage -- Chapter 3: You Can Change Gears When They Think You're Out Of Gas -- Chapter 4: Maintaining Your Relationship in a Not-So-Relational Culture -- Chapter 5: The Chance to Be a Superhero (When Their Lives Suck) -- Chapter 6: You Don't Give Up When They Hurt Your Heart -- Part II: They Will Listen When You Talk -- Chapter 7: Giving Your Grandkids an Ear -- Chapter 8: Won't Somebody Just Listen! -- Chapter 9: Nagging And Lecturing Work Like Fingers in a Dike -- Chapter 10: Everyone's Argument Doesn't Need Arguing -- Chapter 11: Quit Correcting And Start Connecting -- Part III: You Know They're Watching You and That Ain't All Bad -- Chapter 12: Complaining Ruins Relationships, Gratefulness Draws Them In -- Chapter 13: Can Everyone Just Laugh a Little? -- Chapter 14: You're Kidding Me-You Want Me to Do What? -- Chapter 15: They're Watching Out of the Corners of Their Eyes -- Chapter 16: When Health Gets In The Way -- Part IV: Grandparents: Don't Save What Is the Best for Last -- Chapter 17: Don't Save the Best for Last -- Chapter 18: Giving The Big-Picture Perspective to Their Teenager World -- Chapter 19: What Is Your Agenda? -- Chapter 20: A Place of Retreat Can Be a Haven -- Part V: A Legacy They'll Never Forget -- Chapter 21: Supporting Your Kids… and Then Their Kids… In Word and Deed -- Chapter 22: Making Memories Before You Lose Yours -- Chapter 23: When Life Gives You a Mulligan and the Chance to Make It Right -- Chapter 24: A Legacy Of Relationships -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Endnotes -- Copyright.