Highlighted coverage includes: " Intergenerational relationships/intergenerational transmission of values and implications for parenting among custodial grandparents " Adjustments custodial grandchildren must make in the school system, viewed from an assistant principal and school counselor " Experiences/perceptions of adult children raised by their grandparents- impact on relationships with grandparents and the parenting of their own children " Role of adult parents when grandparents are raising grandchildren This book, vital for family counselors, mental health practitioners, educators, school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and social service providers, approaches custodial grandparents and their grandchildren from case studies, empirical findings, national datasets and longitudinal work. It defines new areas of understanding of custodial grandparents such as dealing with grief and loss and intergenerational ambivalence.
Author(s): Jr., Bert Hayslip, Patricia Kaminski
Edition: 1
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 314
Contents......Page 10
Foreword......Page 16
Preface......Page 22
Section 1: Intergenerational Relationships......Page 24
CHAPTER 1 Ambivalence and Coping Among Custodial Grandparents......Page 26
CHAPTER 2 The Adjustment of Children and Grandparent Caregivers in Grandparent-Headed Families......Page 40
CHAPTER 3 Mentally Healthy Grandparents’ Impact on Their Grandchildren’s Behavior......Page 64
CHAPTER 4 Grandchildren’s Difficulties and Strengths Impact the Mental Health of Their Grandparents......Page 76
CHAPTER 5 Promoting Health for Grandmothers Parenting Young Children......Page 98
Section 2: Parenting Grandchildren......Page 114
CHAPTER 6 Raising a Granddaughter: Sharing Our Experience......Page 116
CHAPTER 7 Parenting Concerns of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: An Insider’s Picture......Page 124
CHAPTER 8 Implementing Parenting Programs for Custodial Grandparents......Page 138
CHAPTER 9 Understanding the Parenting Practices of Custodial Grandmothers: Overcompensating, Underserving, or Overwhelmed?......Page 154
CHAPTER 10 Traditional Grandparents’ Views of Their Caregiving Peers’ Parenting Skills: Complimentary or Critical?......Page 172
CHAPTER 11 Social Support and Parenting Behaviors Influence Grandchildren’s Social Competence......Page 188
Section 3: Intervention......Page 202
CHAPTER 12 Examining the Losses and Gains Experienced by Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Practical Framework for Assessment and Intervention......Page 204
CHAPTER 13 Counseling Grandparents Parenting Their Children’s Children: Case Studies......Page 220
CHAPTER 14 Counseling Custodial Grandchildren......Page 238
CHAPTER 15 Preschool Children and Caregiving Grandparents: Enhancing Family Strengths......Page 260
CHAPTER 16 School-Based Support Group Intervention for Children in the Care of Their Grandparents......Page 274
CHAPTER 17 Adjusting and Succeeding in School: Helping Grandparent Caregivers and Their Grandchildren......Page 288
CHAPTER 18 Epilogue......Page 308
A......Page 314
B......Page 315
C......Page 316
E......Page 317
G......Page 318
I......Page 320
M......Page 321
P......Page 322
S......Page 324
W......Page 327