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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Grandparents Raising Grandchildren"”.
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The Health of Rural Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> Grandparents are becoming increasingly responsible for raising their grandchildren. Previous studies have noted physical and mental health limitations for custodial grandparents. Grandparents face numerous challenges in raising grandchildren and consequently, …
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: An Investigation of Identified Burdens
<p>Grandparents who are primarily responsible for raising their grandchildren face life-altering choices with little support. This study sought to identify the burdens faced by grandparents raising their grandchildren. Grandparents who find themselves as parents again experienced several …
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Implications for School Systems and School Personnel
… in the number of children being raised by their grandparents. Many of these children live in a situation that places them at risk academically. Thus, it is vital that the educational system consider identifying the special needs of these children to provide supports. This study aimed to identify …
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Perceptions of Schools and Implications for Best Practices
… to changing social conditions, the role of grandparents in America is being redefined. Rather than playing the traditional role in the lives of their grandchildren, grandparents have assumed full responsibility for raising them during times of crisis. The number of children living in …
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A Qualitative Examination of Resilience Among Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Using the Resilience Portfolio Model
Grandparents in the United States continue to show up and support their families in difficult times when parents are not able to do so. This indicates a form of strength and resilience worthy of study to expand literature, policy, and practice centered on caregiving with grandchildren. Although …
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Grandparents raising grandchildren: population characteristics, perceived neighborhood risk, alcohol use, and drug misuse as predictors of emotional well being
… Being (NSCAW). Using a probability sample of 465 grandparents, this study reports population demographic characteristics of grandparents raising grandchildren within state child welfare systems across the United States and examines the role of neighborhood conditions and alcohol and drug (AOD) …
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Grandfamilies and Grandchild Adverse Childhood Experiences: An Examination of Service Needs, Utilization, and Best Practices
Grandfamilies, or families in which grandparents are raising their grandchildren, often form due to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) experienced by the grandchildren. ACEs have been linked to multiple negative short- and long-term behavioral and emotional consequences for children. Yet, having …
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Older Relatives Raising Adolescents: the Relationship Between Age of Caregiver and Youth Delinquent Acts
… explores delinquency in youth raised by grandparents and other older caregivers as compared to delinquency in youth raised by parents. It has been posited here that youth raised by grandparents and other older caregivers are more likely to commit delinquent acts. This study uses survey …
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Lived Experiences and Attributes of Custodial Grandparents that Influence Their Grandchild's Early Learning and Development: A Phenomenological Study
… A majority of these relative caregivers are grandparents who take on full-time caregiving responsibility for their grandchildren. Custodial grandparenting differs from typical parenting and other kinship caregiving. The focus of this study was the nonnormative experience of grandparents …
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Examination of Role Satisfaction and Mental Health of Caregiving Grandparents
Research has shown that the number of caregiving grandparents in America has steadily increased. If this trend continues there will be more of a need for society to recognize this population and the difficulties that they face due to the atypical structure of these households. Research has produced …