Parenting your grandchildren? You are not alone | Sandra Reimer | TEDxGrandePrairie
Stepping into the role of parent for your grandchildren? This shift often comes during challenging times such as addiction, incarceration, health crisis divorce or worse, passing of a child.Sandra is a community leader, business owner, mother and grandmother. When she is not volunteering to train people at the local gym Sandra spends spends most of her time now with her grand kids who have blessed her with a new purpose.This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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