Celebrating Grandparents

Grandparent-Headed Households Get Help
Kansas City residents Artie Jablonski and her husband, Ed, say their 9-year-old granddaughter, Phylicia, keeps them young. They ferry her to piano and gymnastics lessons, basketball and volleyball games, and Camp Fire USA programs. Read more>>

Grandmothers Campaign Seeks Healthy Babies
Virginia has the 30th highest infant mortality rate in the country. AARP and the Department of Health are launching a Grandmothers Campaign for healthy babies. Read more>>

Grandparents Help Out
As if dwindling retirement funds aren’t enough to keep you awake at night, here’s another financial stressor for many of you: grown kids. Read more>>

Grandparents Give Grandchildren a Boost
When Shawn Harrington, 16, of Lawrenceville, Ga., learned that a close friend was pregnant, the first person she turned to was her grandmother, Peggy Harrington. Peggy’s response to Shawn’s news was sobering. Read more>>

Five Tax-Smart Ways to Help the Next Generation
Want to help your kids and grandkids in ways that provide the greatest benefit from federal tax laws? Here are some tips: Read more>>

Grandparents' Time Out
Fairfax County, Va., estimates that there are 3,500 households where grandparents are raising grandchildren. Having taken on the full responsibility of raising a child—or children—many grandparents have little or no time to themselves and for themselves. Play video>>