1999
DOI: 10.2190/1fh2-ahwt-1q3j-pc1k
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Custodial Grandparenting: Stresses, Coping Skills, and Relationships with Grandchildren

Abstract: This cross-sectional study compared three groups of custodial grandparents, those raising problematic grandchildren, those raising "normal" grandchildren, and noncustodial grandparents to identify the unique challenges and expectations faced by custodial grandparents due to their nontraditional roles while attempting to disentangle grandparental role demands from child-specific problems as sources of distress. Those grandparents raising grandchildren demonstrating neurological, physical, emotional, or behavior… Show more

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“…Whilst it is clearly beneficial to child health for grandparents to take on these adaptive and healthy feeding behaviours, particularly if parents are working long hours and have less time to teach about or model healthy eating, what is as yet unclear is how difficult it is for grandparents to manage conflicting roles as a grandparent, perhaps wanting to spoil their grandchildren but also be a parental figure (Emick & Hayslip, 1999). We do not yet know whether having an indulgent grandparent who uses maladaptive feeding practices occasionally is detrimental to child health, or whether children remain uninfluenced by infrequent inconsistencies in feeding.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Whilst it is clearly beneficial to child health for grandparents to take on these adaptive and healthy feeding behaviours, particularly if parents are working long hours and have less time to teach about or model healthy eating, what is as yet unclear is how difficult it is for grandparents to manage conflicting roles as a grandparent, perhaps wanting to spoil their grandchildren but also be a parental figure (Emick & Hayslip, 1999). We do not yet know whether having an indulgent grandparent who uses maladaptive feeding practices occasionally is detrimental to child health, or whether children remain uninfluenced by infrequent inconsistencies in feeding.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In that many situations that result in a grandchild being raised by the grandparent are stigmatizing, custodial grandparents often report feelings of isolation and loneliness from their age peers and family members (Baird, 2003;Emick & Hayslip, 1999;Fuller-Thomson & Minkler, 2000). Moreover, they may feel responsible for having raised an adult child who has failed as a parent.…”
Section: Assuming Responsibility For Raising a Grandchildmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Two distinct groups of custodial grandparents exist: those whose difficulties primarily stem from the demands of the parenting role and those whose difficulties relate to a grandchild with developmental, emotional, or behavioral difficulties, the majority of which are male (Emick & Hayslip, 1999;Hayslip, Shore, Henderson, & Lambert, 1998;. Among this latter group, such difficulties are likely to exacerbate the challenges such grandparents face beyond those described previously (McKinney, McGrew, & Nelson, 2003;Kolomer, McCallion, & Overeynder, 2003), placing many at increased risk for depression, often to the detriment of their own physical health.…”
Section: Developmental Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties In Cusmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In addition, becoming a custodial grandparent often involves a difficult role transition, specifically since grandchildren typically experience stress in the transition. Also not surprisingly, grandparents raising grandchildren who demonstrate neurological, physical, emotional, or behavioral problems experience greater distress than do grandparents raising grandchildren without such problems or noncustodial grandparents (Emick & Hayslip, 1999).…”
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confidence: 99%