Topic > Increasing Grandparents Raising Children: The Effects
The purpose of grandparent-headed families includes maintaining family unity, reducing the trauma of separation, stability of the child, and strengthening cultural identity (Kelch -Oliver, 2011). Some challenges are expected when grandparents have limited access to resources and necessary support. These challenges affect how grandchildren are educated and raised. As a result, the accumulated stressors affect the grandparents emotionally and, in turn, affect the child
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