The voices of grandchildren of grandparent caregivers: a strengths-resilience perspective.
This paper presents the perspectives of grandchildren who are cared for by 20 grandparents or great-grandparents. It is based on videotaped family interviews that were analyzed qualitatively, and it shows how the grandchildren portray their parents and how they talk about their grandparents, as well as the grandchildren's strengths and resources. This inquiry demonstrates the nature of the grandchildren's attachments to their grandparents and their resilience. Implications for child welfare practice are identified.
University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy & Practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19104-6214, USA.
Roberta G
RG
Sands
Robin S
RS
Goldberg-Glen
Heajong
H
Shin
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D002648:Child; D002655:Child Custody; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D015143:Philadelphia