grandparents raising grandchildren

Posted by: Lilibet

6th Nov 2011 11:34am

Today many older Australians are finding themselves in the unenviable position of having to care for and raise their grandchildren, due to family trauma or unstable and at risk lives the kids would have if they stayed with their irresponsible/missing parent. With little or no support available, these loving 'oldies' are forced to use their retirement funds and time and to revisit parenting in a far more demanding enivromentthan that in which they raised their own children.

Donz

24th Nov 2011 09:59am

After many months and court battles a year to be precise my son has finally won the right to have his son (my son still lives at home) his ex partner had given the baby away and at long last he is here with us, the court battle was long lengthy and at times I thought he would never come back, by the way he is two years old, we had Child Youth and Family check our house, Doctors reports to say we were alcohol and drug free and were also not at risk of self harming I felt that my home had been invaded by these people and still the baby was not here, checking over my home that I have lived in for 22years and to make sure that it was safe was a joke mentally I was stressed depressed at what could be happening to my grandchild and hoping that he would not forget us, it has just been a week now and he is settling wonderfully, and can talk as well we have him at day creche to give him interaction with other children as he loves the outdoors so I have to say this don't give up on our future generations and fight fight fight as there is so much joy at the end of the rainbow, money cannot buy the joy of raising your grandchild..........

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