When grandparents fill vital role as caregivers for children
Reprinted with permission by Marion Owen
Across the country, grandparents are stepping in to care for children of parents that are drug addicts, in prison, working as a single parent, or simply need help caring for their kids.
Operating out of a van, a special program in Hawaii called Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool visits community centers, schools and churches, bringing grandparents, caregivers and kids together for two hours of science, reading, history, Hawaiian traditions and even gardening. ("Tūtū" means grandparent in Hawaiian.) Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the program has received high praises as a model solution to a growing problem.
Listen and learn as Carrie Kowolski describes how the Tūtū and Me organizers pack a van full of garden supplies to teach the how-to's and importance of gardening, Hawaii style.
