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GRANDPARENTS

Michael Carr-Gregg

A practical guide to navigating grandparenting today

A groundbreaking guide to grandparenting and a celebration of grandparents, from one of Australia's foremost parenting experts.
The grandparent-grandchild relationship is a truly special one, but the lives of grandparents and grandkids have changed so much in recent times. How do grandparents create close relationships with the children they adore whilst living their own busy lives? Grandparents celebrates the immense contribution grandmothers and grandfathers make to families, and his groundbreaking Grandparenting Code offers a wise formula for successful and harmonious grandparenting in today's world. He shows how to be involved in grandchildren's lives without treading on parents' toes, and addresses tricky topics such as screentime, 'greycare' and divorce. Dr Michael Carr-Gregg is an adolescent psychologist, a well-respected speaker and one of Australia's leading parenting authorities. He has written several bestselling books on parenting, including Surviving Adolescents, The Princess Bitchface Syndrome, and Surviving Year 12. Michael has also worked with organisations including Reach Out and Beyond Blue and has been the 'Agony Uncle' for Girlfriend magazine.
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Published 2023-10-03 by Allen & Unwin

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For over twenty years Dr Michael Carr-Gregg has provided accurate, up-to-date and reliable information laced with humour and compassion to Australia's parents. In this brilliant new book he has managed to do the same for the country's grandparents.'

A must-read for grandparents at any stage of their journey, filled with practical, comprehensive and affirming advice you'll turn to again and again.

A fantastic resource for grandparents.

Michael Carr-Gregg's book Grandparents is full of sensible - and sensitive - practical advice on how to navigate that most complex but rewarding relationship: being a grandparent.

Being a grandparent should be one of life's great joys and here Michael Carr-Gregg has a very practical guide on how to savour the delights and sort the challenges.

An absolute must-read for all aspiring and established grandparents, and also pretty darn useful for parents too! Another gem from a psychologist who knows how to hit exactly the right mark.