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Grannies on the Net: Grandmothers’ Experiences of Facebook in Family Communication

open access: yesRomanian Journal of Communications and Public Relations, 2016
Despite ageist stereotypes about older people’s abilities to engage with information and communication technologies, grandparents are increasingly engaged with digital media.
Loredana Ivan, Shannon Hebblethwaite
doaj   +1 more source

'My grandchild has a disability': Impact on grandparenting identity, roles and relationships

open access: yes, 2011
Being a grandparent is an important and valued role for many older adults, who often have strong views about the type ofgrandparent they will be and what they will teach their grandchild.
Buys, Laurie   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The experience of grandparenting: between vital compensation, paradoxes, emotional dilemmas and intergenerational conflicts

open access: yesProspectiva, 2015
Grandparenting is the participation of grandparents in the processes of upbringing or care for their grandchildren, either in a central or peripheral manner.
Alba Lucía Marín-Rengifo   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Looking after grandchildren: gender differences in 'when,' 'what,' and 'why': Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

open access: yesDemographic Research, 2020
Background: Grandparents play a vital role in providing childcare to families. However, little is known about when grandmothers and grandfathers look after grandchildren, what they do with them, and why.
Giorgio Di Gessa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

To be or not to be: relationship between grandparent status and health and wellbeing

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background It is common for older people to become grandparents in later life. However, the impacts of grandparenting on their health and well-being remain ambiguous, especially in Chinese society, where the family is in the core of culture.
Daniel W. L. Lai, Jia Li, Xue Bai
doaj   +1 more source

Towards a New Pedagogy of Grandparenting: Proposing a Participatory Project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Grandparents often influence their grandchildren’s lives, with opportunities for mutual learning. Despite interdisciplinary research on grandparenting, little research is undertaken with grandparents.
Mallika Kanyal (16657836)   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Perbedaan Tingkat Kesejahteraan Psikologis Lansia Grandparenting dan Non-Grandparenting di Desa Wiradadi Kecamatan Sokaraja Kabupaten Banyumas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Latar Belakang: Grandparenting menjadi salah satu fenomena yang banyak ditemu di masyarakat. Kegiatan grandparenting menimbulkan dampak positif bagi lansia seperti memberikan kebermaknaan hidup yang baik di masa tua.
APRILIYANI, Adha Didah
core  

Emotional competence and problem behavior of left-behind preschool children—the roles of self-regulation and authoritative grandparenting styles

open access: yesFrontiers in Education
IntroductionWhen parents migrate to other cities for work, their children who are left behind show a high prevalence of behavioral problems, which affect social function.
Lanlan Luo, Shan Jin, Qi Huang
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the challenges and opportunities encountered by the elderly in urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

open access: yesSouth African Family Practice, 2015
Background: This article is based on research conducted by students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal as part of the coursework requirements in the research module in social work in students’ final year of study. Although each student conducted only one
M. Kasiram, D. Hölscher
doaj   +1 more source

Role of demographic factors in the formation of grandareting styles

open access: yesThe Person and the Challenges
As population ageing is a global trend of our time, the relationships we form with older people are becoming increasingly important. The relationship between grandparents, adult children and grandchildren plays an important role.
Jernej Kovač, Saška Kurnik
doaj   +1 more source

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