torsdag 15 mars 2012

Grandma finds help in coping with baby

A West Side grandmother thought that she had finally raised herfamily and could do something for herself - go back to school.

But just after enrolling in DePaul University's Early ChildhoodEducation course, she was forced back into parenting for her owngranddaughter.

The baby's mother, a drug addict, couldn't care for the year-oldgirl, said Sister Katie of St. Vincent DePaul Center.

"So rather than see the child pushed from pillar to post,grandma took over," said Sister Katie. "The baby's life was not veryconsistent. The child was being left unattended or with people shedidn't know.

"If a child screams, who's going to listen if everyone's high …

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