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Social service caseworkers observed a significant number of custodial grandparents who appeared isolated from typical community support networks. These grandparents, for one reason or another, were actively involved in parenting their children’s children. Many issues of re-parenting were of significant concern. Some grandparents presented poor parenting skills and others were frustrated with their circumstances. Resources typically available to support foster care families were not available to these families. These observations were numerous enough to bring the matter to the attention of others, including supervisors and other caseworkers.
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Smith, A.B., Dannison, L.L. (1999). Skipped Generation Parents: Building Collaborative Partnerships to Support Custodial Grandparents. In: Chibucos, T.R., Lerner, R.M. (eds) Serving Children and Families Through Community-University Partnerships. Outreach Scholarship, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5053-2_31
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