To Grandmother's House We Go & Stay: Perspectives on Custodial Grandparents

by Cox, Carole B.

• ISBN13: 9780826112866
• ISBN10: 0826112862
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER PUB CO INC

Summary

Underscores issues faced by grandparents when they assume custodial responsibility of their grandchildren. Addresses lack of preparation, social isolation, psychological and emotional stress, and financial strain. For social workers, gerontologists, and public health workers.

Table of Contents

Contributors	xi
Preface	xv
SECTION I: Setting the Stage	1	(34)
Why Grandchildren Are Going to and Staying at Grandmother's House and What Happens When They Get There	3	(17)
Carole B. Cox
A Profile of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in the United States	20	(15)
Esme Fuller Thomson
Meredith Minkler
Diane Driver
SECTION II: The Status of Grandparents	35	(76)
Physical Health of Custodial Grandparents	37	(19)
Jonathan Marx
Jennifer Crew Solomon
Social Support, Stress, and Special Coping Tasks of Grandmother Caregivers	56	(15)
Carol M. Musil
Susan Schrader
John Mutikani
Psychological Costs and Benefits of Raising Grandchildren: Evidence From a National Survey of Grandparents	71	(20)
Roseann Giarrusso
Merril Silverstein
Du Feng
Risks of Caregiving: Abuse Within the Relationship	91	(20)
Patricia Brownell
Jacquelin Berman
SECTION III: Policy Issues	111	(54)
Grandparents and Welfare Reform	113	(19)
Faith Mullen
Grandparent Caregiving: Legal Status Issues and State Policy	132	(17)
Melinda Perez-Porter
Margaret M. Flynt
Planning for Permanence	149	(16)
Martha Johns
SECTION IV: Grandparenting Among Diverse Populations	165	(68)
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Orphaned and Affected by HIV/AIDS	167	(17)
Daphne Joslin
Special Situation of Incarcerated Parents	184	(19)
Jeff Porterfield
Paula Dressel
Sandra Barnhill
Profile of Contemporary Grandparenting in African-American Families	203	(15)
Diane R. Brown
Joan Mars
Culture and Caregiving: A Study of Latino Grandparents	218	(15)
Carole B. Cox
Lisette Resto Brooks
Carmen Valcarcel
SECTION V: Services and Interventions	233	(72)
Support Groups in the Lives of Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren	235	(18)
Carol S. Cohen
Rolanda Pyle
Empowering Grandparents Raising Grandchildren	253	(15)
Carole B. Cox
Grandparents and Schools: Issues and Potential Challenges	268	(15)
Nina M. Silverstein
Laila Vehvilainen
Community Interventions to Support Grandparent Caregivers: Lessons Learned From the Field	283	(22)
Kathleen M. Roe
SECTION VI: Conclusions	305	(8)
Conclusions	307	(6)
Carole B. Cox
Index	313