Given the crucial role that grandparents play in upbringing and well-being of their grandchildren, research regarding perceived importance for emerging adult grandchildren is particular relevance. This study examined relations between grandparents’ roles family life satisfaction Portuguese adults. Participants (N = 387), aged 18–25, completed a structured self-report questionnaire. Findings str...

This study compared three groups of grandparents, attempting to disentangle grandparental role demands from child-specific problems as sources of role-specific and grandchild-relationship distress. Those grandparents raising grandchildren reported to demonstrate neurological, physical, emotional, or behavioral problems exhibited the most personal distress, the least role satisfaction and role m...

The purposes of this study are (1) to make scales of relationships between grandchildren in adolescence and grandparents, and (2) to clarify functions of grandparents perceived by grandchildren and functions of grandchildren perceived by grandparents. Subjects were 517 students in junior high schools, high schools and universities (mean of age: 17 years old), and 107 elderly persons at home (me...

This study uses panel data from Cape Town to document the role played by aging parents in caring for grandchildren who lose parents due to illnesses such as AIDS. We quantify the probabilities that older adults and their adult children provide financial support to orphaned grandchildren. We find significant transfers of public and private funds to older adults caring for orphans. Perhaps becaus...

BACKGROUND Maternal smoking has been linked to lower birth weight and higher risk of childhood obesity. However, it is unknown whether grand-maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with grandchildren birth weight and body mass index (BMI) trajectories. METHODS We investigated associations of smoking during pregnancy with birth weight, risks of overweight and BMI trajectories among 46,...

Introduction .............................................................................................................. 3 Table 1: Petition for Right of Visitation with Minor Child. Order for Payment of Fees. ....... 4 Section 1: Visitation with Grandchildren ........................................................................ 6 Table 2: Troxel vs. Granville ...............................