When Grandparents Become Parents: How to Succeed at Raising Your Children's Children

There's a quiet epidemic in our culture: The fastest-growing type of family unit is grandparents charged with the task of raising their children's children.

Though there are myriad reasons for this-the death of one's adult child, parental drug addiction, abusive living situations, or incarceration, to name a few-the effects tend to be the same: Senior citizens who expected to spend their golden years relaxing or traveling are now seeing their dreams dashed. Those on limited incomes are feel...