Dr. Kornhaber of the Grandparent Foundation

Meet Dr. Kornhaber

Arthur Kornhaber M.D. is a practicing psychiatrist, researcher, medical writer, and the Founder and President of the Foundation for Grandparenting. A leading authority on the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, and architect of many intergenerational programs that are ongoing today, he directs, since 1970, the longest ongoing grandparenting research and information project. He is the author of seven internationally recognized books and numerous articles. Dr. Kornhaber writes articles, speaks widely, and appears regularly in the media, including network morning shows (NBC, CBS etc.), to raise grandparent consciousness, and to educate people of all ages about intergenerational and family issues and "useful" and relevant aging.

Dr. Kornhaber is a Life Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Life Member of the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association. As President of the Foundation for Grandparenting, he has consulting, teaching and partnership affiliations with many organizations and agencies including the AARP, Generations United etc. As a proponent of "business (and technology) in the service of the family," he is a creative planner and spokesperson for business initiatives fostering family understanding and closeness, and especially grandchild-grandparent relationships, (for example, grandparent-grandchild "Nostalgia Trips" with Hampton Inns, and "Cybergrandparenting" with Microsoft). See "The GP Foundation" on our home page, left sidebar) for details.

At times Dr. Kornhaber is available for consultations, conferences, and public addresses to appropriate groups and organizations. He can be reached by e-mail at the foundation address: gpfound@grandparenting.org.

Books

Grandparents/Grandchildren-The Vital Connection (with Kenneth L. Woodward). Doubleday. 1982
Between Parents and Grandparents. St. Martin's Press 1986
Spirit, St Martin's Press 1988
Grandparent Power (with Sondra Forsythe). Crown/ Random House 1995
Contemporary Grandparenting. Sage Press 1987
The Grandparent Guide. Contemporary-McGraw-Hill, 2002.
"The Grandparent Solution." A Book For Parents. Jossey-Bass Publishers. 2004

Plays

A Matter of Convenience: In development.

Novels

Rosie's Miracle: In development

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