A Precious Bond

A Must See Documentary
This documentary brings awareness to the growing social issue of Grandchildren denied access to their Grandparents and offers hope to those Grandparents through support groups started across the USA under the guidance of Susan Hoffman.

A Precious Bond :Documentary Film
By Susan Adcox, About.com Guide
The most desperate pleas I have ever been privy to are those from grandparents who have been denied visitation with their grandchildren. It's painful to me to have so little hope to offer them. The documentary film, A Precious Bond, does offer some positive news for estranged grandparents, although the good stories are balanced with the less hopeful ones that I hear most often.
Background and Facts

A Precious Bond was created by Advocates for Grandparent Grandchild Connection (AFGGC), the non-profit group headed by Susan Hoffman, who successfully lobbied for changes in California's grandparent visitation laws. Hoffman started a grandparent support group in Corona del Mar, California. Most of the stories feature grandparents from that group.

Hoffman's earlier efforts on behalf of grandparents who have been denied visitation include two books. 20008's Grand Wishes is primarily an account of how Hoffman changed the law in...

What one person can do.
The story that Susan Hoffman tells is that just one person can make a difference, she and she alone change a law in her state of California, that alone makes this film a must see. The story is easy to watch, well done and beautifully told. A great story and a must see about a situation that needs to be told.

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