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The role of grandparents in family life is ever-changing. They play many roles, from mentor, to historian, to loving companion and to child-care provider. Strong intergenerational connections can result, giving grandchildren a sense of security of belonging to the extended family. The degree of the involvement of grandparents varies from one household to the next, often depending on a variety of circumstances such as proximity to grandchildren, relationship to parents, type of family structure, health of grandparents and interest.
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Blundon, A. (2013). The Role of Grandparents. In: Singh, A., Devine, M. (eds) Rural Transformation and Newfoundland and Labrador Diaspora. Transgressions. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-302-7_21
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