Grandparenting in divorced families

Ferguson, Neil; Douglas, Gillian; Lowe, Nigel; Murch, Mervyn; Robinson, Margaret

doi:10.2307/j.ctt1t8906t

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“…2006). Appropriate grandparent support, especially grandmother support, has been shown to be particularly advantageous for young mothers (Mitchell & Green 2002) and families of divorced parents (Ferguson et al . 2004).…”

Section: G Ra N D P a Re N T S U P P O R T : F A M I L I E S W I T H mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1994;Lavers & Sonuga-Barker 1997). It is also important to question the presumption that grandparents always want to provide support; a sense of obligation can be a heavy burden with real personal costs for some grandparents (Ferguson et al . 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, research has indicated that informal childcare; especially care provided by grandparents is valued by parents and continues to be an important source of support that enables parents of non-disabled children, especially mothers, to undertake paid employment (Kagan et al . 1998;Wheelock & Jones 2002;Clarke & Roberts 2003;Bashford 2004;Ferguson et al . 2004).…”

Section: Informal Childcarementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This support is particularly valued by working lone parents (Dean & Shah 2002;Arthur et al . 2003;Clarke & Roberts 2003;Ferguson et al . 2004) and grandparents frequently provide 'complementary' childcare, especially for families of children with part-time preschool places or for parents who work evenings/weekends (Gray 2005a).…”

Section: Informal Childcarementioning

confidence: 99%

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Research Review: The role of grandparents in intergenerational support for families with disabled children: a review of the literature

Mitchell

2006

Child & Family Social Work

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The family in late modernity faces demographic change. However, it is still apparent that intergenerational relationships and exchanges of resources are valued. There is a growing literature on the important role that grandparents play in their children’s families. In contrast, there is limited research exploring the support grandparents provide to families with disabled children. This is an important gap in our knowledge, as families with disabled children frequently face additional caring responsibilities and emotional demands. From the studies that do exist, it is clear that grandparents’ support to families with disabled children is generally valued. However, the literature remains partial: past studies are small‐scale, focused upon parents’ perceptions of support (especially mother’s), and frequently based upon North American data. Recognizing these limitations and the fact that grandparents themselves have support needs which require consideration, this paper identifies key areas where important issues remain unanswered and further research is required. It argues that research is needed to begin untangling the different support needs of parents, grandparents and other family members, and the different effects of grandparent support that different family members’ experience. Exploration of grandparents’ own support needs also indicates the need for wider policy and service consideration.

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confidence: 99%

Section: G Ra N D P a Re N T S U P P O R T : F A M I L I E S W I T H mentioning

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Section: Informal Childcarementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Informal Childcarementioning

confidence: 99%

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Research Review: The role of grandparents in intergenerational support for families with disabled children: a review of the literature

Mitchell

2006

Child & Family Social Work

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“…Legal provisions are made to ensure children's contact with biological parents (for Norway, see Moxnes, 2003) and grandparents' contact with grandchildren (for Germany, Italy and the US, see Ferguson et al, 2004). Legal provisions are made to ensure children's contact with biological parents (for Norway, see Moxnes, 2003) and grandparents' contact with grandchildren (for Germany, Italy and the US, see Ferguson et al, 2004).…”

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Affinities, seeing and feeling like family: Exploring why children value face-to-face contact

Davies

2011

Childhood

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This article examines face-to-face contact as a way in which children practise, imagine and constitute their closest relationships. Based on the findings of a qualitative school-based study, the article shows that children regard 'seeing' as a family and relational practice that enables them to feel connected to and develop affinities with others. The article traces the interplay of given, negotiated and created, and sensory affinities in children's family and kin relationships. Face-toface contact is explored as a context in which children gain knowledge of others and develop intimate, 'family-like' relationships.

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The Health and Well-being of Relatives

Hallberg¹,

Klingberg²

2023

SpringerBriefs in Social Work

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Grandparenting in divorced families

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Research Review: The role of grandparents in intergenerational support for families with disabled children: a review of the literature

Research Review: The role of grandparents in intergenerational support for families with disabled children: a review of the literature

Affinities, seeing and feeling like family: Exploring why children value face-to-face contact

The Health and Well-being of Relatives

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