Table of Contents
Introduction: Stardust 1
Part I The Family Grows
Chapter 1 Grandparent Prep: What to Do Before the Baby Comes 13
Chapter 2 When Everything Changes: The Shift of Power 30
Part II The Intangibles
Chapter 3 Nurturing the Moral Imagination 55
Chapter 4 The More They Know, the Taller They Grow: The Impact of Family Stories 78
Chapter 5 Our Fountain of Youth 89
Part III Real Issues, Real Solutions
Chapter 6 Love and Sacrifice: Custodial Grandparents 109
Chapter 7 Staying Close While Living Far Away 126
Chapter 8 Who Gets What and When? 146
Part IV Growing Up. Growing Old
Chapter 9 The Short Goodbye: Taming Teenage Grandkids 171
Chapter 10 The Gloaming 187
Epilogue: "Grandma, I'll Always Visit You" 205
Acknowledgments 207
Notes 211
Farther Reading 215
Index 219