PRINCETON, NJ Restaurant Dining Guide Announcement

Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County Announces The Joys and Challenges of Grandparenting

An informal group for Grandmas and Grandpas, Bubbies and Zaydes, Nanas and Papas

Dates: 5 Monday afternoons, June 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30

Time: 1:30pm to 3:00pm

Location: West Windsor Arts Council, 952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550

No Fee!

Contact: Pre-registration required to Lara Wellerstein at 609-987-8100 or laraw@jfcsonline.org

Description: This free group will provide a comfortable, non-judgmental, confidential space for people in all stages of grandparenting to explore issues of mutual interest. Co-led by Susan Flaster, RN, BSN, MPA, CMCN, a grandmother of five, and Cindy Kramer, MEd, MSW, grandmother of four. Topics may include but are not limited to:

·         Establishing boundaries

·         Maintaining a relationship with your child and nurturing a relationship with his/her spouse

·         Grandparenting in an interfaith family

·         Staying connected across the miles

·         The challenges of being a “Granny-Nanny”

·         Feelings associated with being the “other” grandparents

·         The challenges of maintaining relationships with grandchildren after a divorce

·         Dealing with disparity in financial resources within extended families

·         Handling holidays