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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Grandparenting"”.
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An exploratory investigation of the interactional patterns of grandparents and college-age grandchildren
… to verify the existence of various styles of grandparenting and to test the relationship between reported grandparenting style and specified variables. Verification of the existence of distinct grandparenting styles was determined from factor analysis of selected item responses. Five distinct …
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An analysis of the practices and perceived roles of American grandparents among evangelical Christians
… of this study was to provide a portrait of grandparenting from the Bible and analyze the place and purpose of grandparents in American society based on a synthesis of research literature. The second purpose of the study utilized semi-structured interviews to determine the perceived roles and …
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Lived Experiences and Attributes of Custodial Grandparents that Influence Their Grandchild's Early Learning and Development: A Phenomenological Study
… for their grandchildren. Custodial grandparenting differs from typical parenting and other kinship caregiving. The focus of this study was the nonnormative experience of grandparents raising grandchildren. A phenomenological research design was used to explore the lived experiences …
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The collaborative construction of an intergenerational relationship education model to address the needs of grandparents caring for grandchildren orphaned by AIDS
… model that could be employed for sustainable grandparenting in intergenerational households. The model could also be adapted to other contexts to improve support for elderly grandparents who are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren.
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How Grandparents Experience the Death of a Grandchild Who had a Life Limiting Condition.
… who: (i) identified themselves as fulfilling a grandparenting role; (ii) were bereaved for between six and 24 months; (iii) had a grandchild that died from a life limiting condition. Grandparents who were the principal carers of the deceased grandchild were excluded. Semi-structured, individual, …
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Lived experiences of becoming and being a young maternal grandmother: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
… grandmother. With the current cultural norm of grandparenting childcare in the UK and the UK Government’s objectives of increasing women in work, improving maternal health, child health and economic self-sufficiency for young mothers, it is important to understand how young maternal grandmothers …
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Communication guidelines to support grandparent headed families regarding sexual and reproductive health in Tshwane District
English: ABSTRACT Grandparenting is a new global social phenomenon emerging whereby grandparents take part in caring for their grandchildren. Grandparent headed families occur due to various societal factors, including the death of parents due to accidents, teenage parenting and other limitations …