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Grandparents raising their grandchildren
— a review of the literature and suggestions for practice | | Author(s) | Bert Hayslip, Patricia L Kaminski |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 45, no 2, April 2005 |
| Pages | pp 262-269 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Grandparents as carers ; Grandchildren ; Literature reviews ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | An increasingly prevalent family constellation is a home headed by a grandparent who is raising grandchildren. The authors explore the state of knowledge about such grandparents, with particular attention to its implications for service providers and researchers. They examine the following key areas: the costs and benefits of raising a grandchild; the heterogeneity of custodial grandparent caregivers; custodial grandparents' critical need for social support; parenting practices and attitudes among grandparents raising grandchildren; and helping efforts at multiple levels with custodial grandparents. They also discuss directions for research and practice concerning custodial grandparents. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051117210 A |
| Classmark | P6:SW: SW5: 64A: 7T |
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