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According to 1994 U.S. Census over 1.3 million children were being raised exclusively by their grandparents. (And that was over a 25 percent increase from the number of children being raised by their grandparents the previous year.)

Grands R Us is a great site designed just for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. (According to statistics reported at their site, over 3.7 million children are living with their grandparents (some with and some without their parents residing there as well.) It's a great resource and has been around for awhile. Grandparents can post their comments on a bulletin board recently provided to Grands R Us when they joined the ParentsPlace.com group. (Again, ParentsPlace.com is a great resource for special parenting and grandparenting needs.)

Family.com also has a great site for grandparents. (What else would you expect from a Disney company?) It's user friendly and easy to read.

I'm going to break my rule about trying to supply only Internet resources, because two of the most helpful resources I found don't have a website yet. If enough of you call, I'm sure we can get them wired, but in the meantime, you should have this information:

AARP Grandparent Information Center Grandparents Reaching Out (GRO)

(Newsletter & Resource List available Mildred Horn upon request)

141 Glen Summer Road

601 E Street, NW Holbrook, New York 11741

Washington, D.C. 20049 (516) 472-9728

(202) 434-2296