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Tips For Grandparents Of A Grandchild With A Disability
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Grandparents can offer their children love and support through difficult times, the trick is knowing how! These tips show ways to grandparent kids with special needs smoothly.
When a child is born or diagnosed with disabilities, parents are not alone in their concerns. Grandparents are often anxious, too, not only for their grandchild, but for their child whose life is affected by the baby. Many grandparents and parents have been interviewed to ask how grandparents can best help their children and grandchildren. The results of their feedback have been turned into this handy list.
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