Grandparents raising grandchildren: Case management in a rural setting [PDF]
, 2009 The number of grandparents who are raising grandchildren has risen dramatically as the result of several social trends. Within this article, diversity aspects of this population are explored including characteristics of the grandparents and grandchildren.
Kropf, Nancy P., Kolomer, Stacey
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EKSPLORASI IDENTITAS DIRI DAN PERAN PADA KAKEK-NENEK SEBAGAI CAREGIVER DARI ANAK DENGAN DISABILITAS
Jurnal Psikologi Undip, 2019 Being grandparents is an important role and valued in the family in which family members have a certain view of the existence of grandparents in the family especially about what will be taught to their grandchildren.
Dinie Ratri Desiningrum +1 more
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Developing strategies to improve support for grandparents caring for aids orphans in the western cape [PDF]
, 2021 Philosophiae Doctor - PhDLiterature evidence on challenges facing the grandparents caring for AIDS orphaned children has shown inaccessibility to health care services, inability to afford basic needs, absence of social security provisions (with the ...
Akimanimpaye, Furaha
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Kin Investment by Step-Grandparents—More Than Expected
Evolutionary Psychology, 2016 Asymmetric grandparental caregiving is usually explained by the paternity certainty hypothesis. Accordingly, the lower investment by grandfathers (GFs) and paternal grandparents, as compared to grandmothers (GMs) and maternal grandparents, is based on ...
Alexander Pashos +2 more
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Společenské faktory utvářející rámec pro uchopení role babičky. Reflexe babiček z Pardubic a okolí
Historická sociologie, 2021 The aim of this article is to describe the social aspects that affect performing the role of grandmother. The historical-sociological approach was chosen to research this topic.
Tereza Čepilová
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Physical and Mental Health of Chinese Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren and Great-grandparents
Social Science & Medicine (1967), 2018 The increasing worldwide prevalence and intensity of grandparenting has attracted an attention to its health implications for caregivers against the backdrop of population aging.
Hongwei Xu
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Systematic review: Care provided by grandparents of children with a chronic disease or a disability
EJC Paediatric Oncology, 2023 If a child is chronically ill or has a disability, the entire family system is affected, and grandparents are often an important part of the family dynamic. They are frequently the main resource for families. However, little is known on the type and role
Barbara Gantner +4 more
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Perspectives of Early Adolescents, Parents, and Grandparents on Parenting Behaviors in China
, 2020 In China, both parents and grandparents play an important role in child-rearing. However, it is unclear whether parenting behaviors reported by early adolescents, parents, and grandparents are comparable.
N. Luo, M. Van Heel, K. Van Leeuwen
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Caring for grandchildren and life satisfaction of grandparents in China
Aging and Health Research, 2022 Background: Caring for grandchildren has been a normative, pragmatic and prevalent practice in China, while its association with the well-being of grandparents remains inconclusive.
Ke Shen, Xingyue Yang
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DROP-IN CENTRE MODEL OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND INTERVENTION TO STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE OF CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES LIVING IN ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED ENVIRONMENTS [PDF]
Social Sciences and Education Research ReviewIn Mamelodi's townships, this study probes the Stanza Bopape Drop-in Centre's capacity to bolster resilience among children raised by grandparents by contrasting its holistic blend of emotional, educational, and material assistance with narrower ...
Mampane Motlalepule RUTH +1 more
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