Grandparenting across borders: American grandparents and their Israeli grandchildren in a transnational reality

Sigad, Laura I.; Eisikovits, Rivka A.

doi:10.1016/j.jaging.2013.06.002

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“…Long distance grandparents often worry about maintaining close relationships with their grandchildren ( Bangerter &Waldron, 2014 ; Holladay & Seipke, 2007 ; Sigad & Eisikovits, 2013 ). Such worries may be lessened with the use of technology ( Bangerter & Waldron, 2014 ).…”

Section: Long Distance Grandparentingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, often the parents are not there to distract them ( Banks, 2009 ). Sigad and Eisikovits (2013) and King and Vullnetari (2006) , found that long distance grandparents often visit grandchildren for periods ranging from one to six months. Similarly, grandchildren may visit long distance grandparents for extended periods, perhaps the entire summer ( Banks, 2009 ; Sigad & Eisikovits, 2013 ).…”

Section: Long Distance Grandparentingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Instead, they take on tutorial roles to facilitate closer relationships. For example, Sigad and Eisikovits (2013) find that U.S. grandparents often became teachers, rather than second parents, to establish more mutually rewarding relationships with their Israeli grandchildren.…”

Section: Long Distance Grandparentingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Grandparenting in the United States

Meyer¹,

Kandic

2017

Innovation in Aging

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Grandparenting varies enormously in the United States and here we discuss that growing diversity. Relying on exchange and reciprocity, feminist, and political economic theoretical perspectives, we begin by exploring the increasing need for grandchild care and assistance in the United States and the dearth of federal and employer supports for working families. Assessing the impact of sociodemographic trends, notably the rise in single parenting and the increase in employment among grandparents, we assess the intensification of grandparenting. Then we turn to issues related to proximity, examining the pleasures and challenges of coresidential, custodial, long distance, and transnational grandparenting. Finally, we turn to the impact of grandparenting on the emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing of grandparents.

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Section: Long Distance Grandparentingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Long Distance Grandparentingmentioning

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Grandparenting in the United States

Meyer¹,

Kandic

2017

Innovation in Aging

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“…In a globalized world, it has become increasingly common for grandchildren to live far away from their grandparents. Transnational migration adds even more pressure to the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, as older people are often left behind (Sigad & Eisikovits, 2013). Although we might think that the immediate effect of increased national and transnational migration might be a diminished role for grandparents, several authors (Harper, 2014;Hasmanová-Marhánková, 2015) suggest that grandparents continue to play an important role because: (1) increased life expectancy increases the opportunity for longterm grandparent-grandchild relationships (Harper, 2014); (2) the changes in the structure of modern families (as for example the increased rate of divorce, single parent families, and work mobility for both parents) create new space for redefining the role of grandparenting in maintaining family stability and intergenerational support (Szinovacz, 1998;2007); (3) dis-courses of ageing are changing what it means to age and are redefining "ageing" by putting more pressure on individuals to stay young and be active.…”

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confidence: 99%

Grannies on the Net: Grandmothers’ Experiences of Facebook in Family Communication

Ivan

Hebblethwaite²

2016

Ro. Comm. & PR

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Despite ageist stereotypes about older people's abilities to engage with information and communication technologies, grandparents are increasingly engaged with digital media. Grandmothers, in particular, are primarily responsible for using of web-based services to communicate with their children and grandchildren (Quadrello et al., 2005). Photos and news from children and grandchildren, especially grandbabies, act as important incentives for grandparents to go online. The purpose of the study, therefore, was to investigate how grandmothers use Facebook to facilitate family communication with children and grandchildren who move far away from home. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with grandmothers living in Romania and Canada, having a Facebook account and relevant family members (children or grandchildren) far from home. Three themes emerged from the data indicating: 1) the tendency to switch between different platforms to facilitate family communication; 2) the relative passive use of Facebook, focusing on photos and quotations as content that trigger emotions; 3) that Facebook usage is influenced by social norms around decency and privacy. Findings suggest that family relationships play a central role in grandmothers' motivations and behaviours surrounding Facebook use.

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“…To both types of first-generation grandparents -those who are mostly in the destination country and those who are mostly in the country of origin -Portugal is the central location for pursuing transnational grandparenting. In the country of their forebears grandchildren learn the meaning of their roots, engage in face-to-face contact with far-flung kin (Treas 2008), get to know the villages from which their grandparents had come (Zeitlyn 2012), and develop the ability to converse fluently in the language of their heritage (Sigad and Eisikovits 2013). The transnational caregiving of first-generation migrants offers full immersion in Portuguese culture.…”

Section: Grandparenting In Portugalmentioning

confidence: 99%

First‐generation migrants become grandparents: how migration backgrounds affect intergenerational relationships

Ramos

Martins

2019

Global Networks

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First‐generation migrants are not only reaching the age of retirement, but they are also becoming grandparents in the host society. Through the specific case of Portuguese migrants in Luxembourg, we look at what point their migration background becomes important to their intergenerational relationships. We have acquired the data for this article from biographical narrative interviews with ten older first‐generation grandparents and ten second‐generation parents. On the basis of these findings, we address three important aspects of intergenerational relations: (i) how first‐generation migrants socialize their grandchildren, (ii) grandparental mobility patterns and their embeddedness in practices of socialization and care, and (iii) the challenges produced by language in intergenerational relationships.

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Grandparenting across borders: American grandparents and their Israeli grandchildren in a transnational reality

Cited by 24 publications

References 33 publications

Grandparenting in the United States

Grandparenting in the United States

Grannies on the Net: Grandmothers’ Experiences of Facebook in Family Communication

First‐generation migrants become grandparents: how migration backgrounds affect intergenerational relationships

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