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Introduction I. When the Second Shift Arrives 1. Unplanned Parenthood: "Why Me?" 2. Taking Immediate Action 3. Your Lifestyle: Changed and Challenged 4. Family at Large: Your Spouse and Other Children 5. Your Adult Child 6. Your Troubled Grandchild 7. Your Grandchild and the School 8. The Drug Epidemic at Home 9. When Parents Get Their Children Back II. Through the Red Tape 10. Grandparenting and the Law 11. Child Protection and the Dependency System 12. Government Aid and Public Assistance 13. Special Education and Early Intervention III. Strength in Numbers 14. Their Arms about Us: Finding and Forming Support Groups 15. Conclusion Appendix A. Resources for Grandparents and Relative Caregivers Appendix B. Conversation Topics for Grandparent Support Groups Appendix C. Poem: Thank You to the Relatives of The Crying Woman