Family+raised+by+the+Grandparents

=**__ Grandparents raising Grandchildren __** = ==== Grandparents are an important resource for both parents and children. They routinely provide child care, financial assistance and emotional support. Occasionally they are called upon to provide much more including temporary or full time care and responsibility for their grandchildren. In many of these homes, neither of the child's biological parents is present. In most cases, children taken care of by grandparents move in with them as infants or preschoolers and remain with them for five years or more. These grandparents are a diverse group ranging in ages from the thirties to the seventies. ====

**__ Facts __** The number of grandparents who are raising their children is not a new phenomenon. However, the statistics are showing that it is a situation that is becoming more and more common. In 2005, a survey by the U.S. Census Bureau noted that the number of grandparents raising their grandchildren had risen to nearly six million kids or about 8 percent of kids in the U.S. []

 · Helps students see all the learning opportunities they have with their grandparents and use those to the fullest extent.
  Berger, Eugenia H. __Parents as Parterns in Education__. 7th ed. Columbus OH: Pearson, 2008.

**__ Resources for Grandparents __** ·  This website is about benefits and assistance for grandparents. [] · This website is some facts and different ways to be affective grandparent. [|http://www.wvu.edu/~exten/infores/pubs/fypubs/240.wl.pdf] · Number and percentage of grandparents raising grandchildren [] · Developmental information for the grandparents about their grandchild [] = Ø // “ // Grandparents as Parents” By Sylvie De Toledo, Deborah Edler Brown  =  Ø // “Grandparent Solution" by Dr. Kornhaber // Ø “To grandmother's house we go and stay: By Carole B. Cox
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