Ask Dr. Gramma Karen

When grandkids arrive, tensions often rise between parents and grandparents. Dr. Gramma Karen—Mommybites.com advice columnist and savvy grandmother—offers thoughtful solutions for common disputes provided to her by young parents and grandparents. Filled with insightful, preventive approaches for both generations, Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Helping Young Parents and Grandparents Deal with Thorny Issues, will help keep the peace and preserve essential family ties.

Whether you are a young parent or a grandparent, Dr. Gramma Karen—savvy grandmother and Mommybites.com advice columnist—can help you navigate the intergenerational head-butting that often affects families. Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Helping Young Parents and Grandparents Deal with Thorny Issues presents common disputes drawn from real-life stories sent to her by young parents and grandparents. Dr. Gramma Karen cuts to the core of conflict points like: • Balancing grandparents’ wishes for involvement with parents’ need for control • Achieving clear communication • Recognizing the values, beliefs and principles of everyone involved Addressing these and other challenges gripping today’s new parents and grandparents, Dr. Karen Rancourt guides families toward healthy interactions. This book will help you embrace these crucial relationships without power struggles, disappointment, and stress. The result: a harmonious family life for all.

Karen L. Rancourt, Ph.D., writes an advice column for young parents and grandparents hosted by Mommybites.com, a national online community for parenting resources and education. A former corporate management consultant and adjunct associate professor at New York University, she and her husband live in Fort Lauderdale and on the Jersey Shore.