Grandparenting in divorced families / [electronic resource]
Ferguson, Neil,author.
Douglas, Gillian,author.
This book is the first in-depth exploration of grandparents' relationships with adult children and grandchildren in divorced families. It asks what part grandparents might play in public policy and whether measures should be taken to support their grandparenting role. Do they have a special place in family life that ought to be recognised in law?
GRANDPARENTING IN DIVORCED FAMILIES; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. What do we already know about grandparents?; 3. Grandparents' relationships with grandchildren: continuity and change; 4. Activities with grandparents; 5. Discipline and favouritism; 6. The main grandparents; 7. Grandparenting in divorced families: rights and policies; 8. Communicating in divorced families; 9. Taking sides; 10. 'Being there': grandparents' financial, emotional and childcare support; 11. Excluded grandparents; 12. Conclusions: grandparents and family policy; References
APPENDIX: The families and the researchmethodsIndex
Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-154) and index.
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Jan 2022).
This book is the first in-depth exploration of grandparents' relationships with adult children and grandchildren in divorced families. It asks what part grandparents might play in public policy and whether measures should be taken to support their grandparenting role. Do they have a special place in family life that ought to be recognised in law?
Grandparents
Grandparenting
Children of divorced parents
Family policy
Domestic relations