The Essential Grandparent teaches readers how to remain effective grandparents and parents in the midst of divorce and blended-family situations. Author Lillian Carson, the Essential Grandparent and McDonalds's McGrandmom, offers readers a new Essential Grandparent guide: how to handle the complicated and delicate situations of divorce and blended families. The book details practical, down-to-earth advice on how readers can support their grandchildren-and their grown children-through these difficult and emotional times.