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.

To give grandparents and other adult relatives who have taken on a parenting role a break, the county created Kinship Care Respite Days: Four times a year, children have a day of fun and activities and their loving parent figures have a time out.

See Also:
Celebrating Grandparents Video
Help for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
AARP Community page 'Raising Grandchildren'

Related:
Grandmothers Campaign to Reduce Virginia Infant Mortality