The concept of a “community of care” should be adopted in relation to the care of children, extending beyond just mothers to include grandparents and…
Child & Family Blog EditorNovember 2019
Articles relating to grandparents by some of the world’s top child and family researchers.
Research and information on grandparents, grandparenting and grandparenthood, which typically explores the impact and importance of grandparents behaviours on their grandchildren. Grandparents are increasingly being recognised as a significant influence on child development.
Early child development research shows importance of sustaining father-baby relationships after divorce and separation.
Child & Family Blog EditorOctober 2018
A study of over 27,000 people in 10 countries has found children likely to do better in education if their grandparents are better educated and…
Child & Family Blog EditorFebruary 2017
Despite grandparents raising their grandchildren look similar to parents raising their own children, the well-being of the children was worse on average.
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2016
Contact with paternal grandparents rises when compared to sole mother residence, while contact with maternal grandparents remains largely unchanged.
Maaike JappensMarch 2016
Couple relationships are more unstable, but people are having as many children. That means more complex families, particularly among the poor.
Professor Marcia J. CarlsonJune 2015
1 in 50 U.S. children is raised in “grandfamilies” – grandparents without parents. The challenges faced by these families are hidden below the public radar.
Professor Rachel DunifonMarch 2015
