Study Group for Contemporary Grandparents in DC Metro Area

September 23, 7:20 PMDC Grandparenting ExaminerNancie Meng

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There's a lot to learn about grandparenting in today's world.

Starting Tuesday, October 6, 2009, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University in Washington, DC, will offer "Grandparenting: Theory and Practice"  for those who wish to explore and construct new models of grandparenting better suited to today's changing world and the needs of  their children and grandchildren.  The study group will meet from 10:00 - 11:50 a.m. for 10 morning sessions.

Issues such as family relationships and communication, nontraditional families, life span development, children with special needs, seriously ill grandchildren, legal and financial issues will be covered.

Martha Horne, a retired special educator and clinical social worker, contributes many relevant professional experiences to the study group, as well as her experiences raising four children and grandparenting six.

 "The Grandparents Guide: The Definitive Guide to Coping with the Challenges of Modern Grandparenting" by  Arthur Kornhaber, M.D., a child and family psychiatrist and founder of the Foundation for Grandparenting, will serve as the text for this study group. An authority on grandparenting relationship issues, Dr. Kornhaber directed many intergenerational programs as well as the longest ongoing grandparenting research project, which began in 1970.  Copies of the book will be available to members of the group for $10.

For more information: 
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW  Washington, DC 20016, Phone: 202-895-4860, email: OLLI@american.edu

Foundation for Grandparenting