Citation

Adkins VK. Activ. Adapt. Aging 1999; 24(1): 13-18.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J016v24n01_02

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Research suggests the unique acceptance that children find in their relationship with grandparents. Grandchildren benefit affectively and cognitively from having a close relationship with a grandparent. Grandparents are a major support during divorce and family breakdown. Moreover, children raised solely by grandparents do as well as children raised by biological parents. Older adults, volunteering as foster grandparents to children at risk, provide meaningfully to the lives of these children. This article will briefly review empirical studies suggesting the beneficial role older adults have on children.