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Supporting Grandchildren's Remote Instruction during COVID-19: Experiences of Custodial Grandmothers
Direct linkDolbin-MacNab, Megan L.; Jeanblanc, Alexandra B.; Musil, Carol M.; Infurna, Frank J.; Smith, Gregory C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
While negative impacts of COVID-19-related remote instruction on children continue to emerge, it appears that vulnerable students will disproportionately bear the burden. One such vulnerable population is children being raised by grandparents. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to gain insight into custodial grandmothers' (CGMs)…
Descriptors: Grandparents, Grandchildren, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Distance Education
Teachers' Perceptions of the Emotional and Behavioral Functioning of Children Raised by Grandparents
Edwards, Oliver W. – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
Increasing numbers of grandparents are becoming full-time surrogate parents to their grandchildren. Grandparents who raise their grandchildren reportedly endure high levels of stress, and grandchildren purportedly experience childhood trauma that can lead to poor psychological adjustment. While anecdotal reports have suggested that grandchildren…
Descriptors: Intervention, African American Children, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Teacher Attitudes
Peer reviewedEdwards, Oliver W. – Psychology in the Schools, 1998
Provides a review of the literature concerning grandkin (grandchildren raised by grandparents) and grandparents in grandfamilies, particularly as the relationship influences the children's school functioning. In addition, the Grandfamily School Support Network is discussed as a means of ameliorating the difficulties experienced by grandkin and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Attachment Behavior, Behavior Problems
