The Bookshelf: Your Go-To Reads for the GrandFamily Journey

Here We Go Again: The Strength & Resilience of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
by Mary Scheidegger (Author)

Grandparents around the world are stepping into full-time caregiving roles during a season of life meant for rest and renewal. Here We Go Again shines a light on their often-invisible stories—capturing the heartbreak, strength, and profound love that define this unexpected journey.

Through personal narrative, composite stories from kinship families, and grounded reflection, author Mary Scheidegger—herself a “GrandRaiser”—offers readers a place to feel understood and less alone. This book does not provide legal, financial, or medical advice; instead, it provides emotional steadiness, lived experience, and a framework for finding meaning in the hard moments.

Each chapter holds space for real emotion and everyday courage. Caregivers will find gentle reflection prompts, accessible self-care practices, and free supplementary resources: printable affirmations, themed journaling pages, and audio meditations.

An invaluable resource for libraries, community programs, social workers, counsellors, family service agencies, and anyone supporting kinship families.

The Grandfamily Guidebook: Wisdom and Support for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
by Andrew Adesman, MD and Christine Adamec
In The Grandfamily Guidebook—which leading medical experts have called a “must-have” resource for grandparents raising grandchildren—authors Andrew Adesman, MD, and Christine Adamec offer expert medical advice, helpful insights gleaned from other grandparents, and data mined from the 2016 Adesman Grandfamily Study—the broadest and most diverse research study of its kind to date. You’ll also find hands-on tips you’ll be able to reference whenever you need them, including how to cope with difficult birth parents, school issues and social-life challenges, problem behaviors that stem from a difficult past, and your own self-care.

Grandmothers Raising Their Grandchildren
by Rachel Mahnke
This empowering and transformative book by Rachel Mahnke is important self-help for grandmothers who are raising their grandchildren, mothers who have addicted adult children, and grieving mothers looking to find hope. In the chapters of the book you find tools to conquer guilt and shame while learning to speaking truth to the lies we are led to believe. The book is a self-guided course on finding a new normal, transforming your mindset, and regaining your life.

Grandparents as Parents: A Survival Guide for Raising a Second Family
by Sylvie de Toledo Lcsw
If you’re among the millions of grandparents raising grandchildren today, you need information, support, and practical guidance you can count on to keep your family strong. This is the book for you. Learn effective strategies to help you cope with the stresses of parenting the second time around, care for vulnerable grandkids and set boundaries with their often-troubled parents, and navigate the maze of government aid, court proceedings, and special education. 

Raising Your Grandchildren: Encouragement and Guidance for Those Parenting Their Children’s Children
by Calvin Harper
In Raising Your Grandchildren, you’ll discover the practical tools as well as the encouragement you need to find hope in Christ and strength for the journey. With wisdom and compassion, this book focuses on common emotional and spiritual challenges, and along the way readers will hear true stories from other grandparents going down this road themselves. 

No one expects to be a grandparent raising a grandchild, and it can be a daunting task. But take courage–it can also be a blessing. Let this book be your guide to finding hope and joy in the journey.

The Accidental Caregiver
by Kimberly Fraser