Parenting the custodial grandchild : implications for clinical practice / Bert Hayslip, Jr., Patricia L. Kaminski, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hayslip, Bert, Jr.

Kaminski, Patricia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grandparents as parents.

Caregivers.

Intergenerational relations.

Custody of children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Grandparents have long played important roles in the lives of their adult children and their grandchildren in our own as well as in many other cultures. Yet it has only been in the last 3 or 4 decades that grandparents have received the kind of academic scrutiny that other family members--especially mothers--have been receiving a century or more. 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 interactions. Indeed, grandparent's views on the adequacy of their parenting

Contents:

Section 1, Intergenerational relationships. Ambivalence and coping among custodial grandparents / Bethany L. Letiecq, Sandra J. Bailey and Penny Dahlen

The adjustment of children and grandparent caregivers in grandparent-headed families / Jane L. Jooste, Bert Hayslip, Jr. and Gregory C. Smith

Mentally healthy grandparents' impact on their grandchildren's behavior / Catherine Chase Goodman and Bert Hayslip, Jr.

Grandchildren's difficulties and strengths impact the mental health of their grandparents / Bert Hayslip, Jr., Jennifer K. King and Jane L. Jooste

Promoting health for grandmothers parenting young children / Karen A. Roberto, Megan L. Dolbin-MacNab and Jack W. Finney

Section 2, Parenting grandchildren. Raising a granddaughter : sharing our experience / Lee Hipple and John Hipple

Parenting concerns of grandparents raising grandchildren : an insider's picture / Carol M. Musil ... [et al.]

Implementing parenting programs for custodial grandparents / Lenora Campbell and Margaret Shandor Miles

Understanding the parenting practices of custodial grandmothers : overcompensating, underserving, or overwhelmed? / Gregory C. Smith and Rhonda A. Richardson

Traditional grandparents' views of their caregiving peers' parenting skills : complimentary or critical / Bert Hayslip, Jr. and Rebecca J. Glover

Social support and parenting behaviors influence grandchildren's social competence / Vidya Ramaswamy, Navaz Bhavnagri and Elizabeth Barton

Section 3, Intervention. Examining the losses and gains experienced by grandparents raising grandchildren : a practical framework for assessment and intervention / Heather L. Servaty-Seib and Michael A. Wilkins

Counseling grandparents parenting their children's children : case studies / Robert J. Maiden and Craig Zuckerman

Counseling custodial grandchildren / Patricia L. Kaminski and Amy R. Murrell

Preschool children and caregiving grandparents : enhancing family strengths / Andrea Smith and Linda Dannison

School-based support group intervention for children in the care of their grandparents / Stacey Kolomer, Philip McCallion, Cara Van Voorhis

Adjusting and succeeding in school : helping grandparent caregivers and their grandchildren / Rick Mauderer

Epilogue / Bert Hayslip Jr. and Patricia L. Kaminski.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-80680-3

9786611806804

0-8261-1688-4

OCLC:

476262498