This groundbreaking collection has targeted the essence of what occurs in the context of grandparents' efforts at parenting their grandchildren as well as the nature of these interactionsIt is of vital interest to: family counselors, mental health practitioners, educators, school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and, social service providers.The highlighted coverage includes: intergenerational relationships/intergenerational transmission of values and their implications for parenting among custodial grandparents; the adjustments custodial grandchildren must make in the school system, viewed from the perspective of school personnel (an assistant principal and school counselor); the experiences/perceptions of adult children raised by their grandparents- impact on relationships with grandparents and the parenting of their own children; and, the role of the adult parent in the context of grandparents raising grandchildren.
- ISBN10 0826116884
- ISBN13 9780826116888
- Publish Date 30 April 2005
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Springer Publishing Co Inc
- Format eBook
- Pages 327
- Language English