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- Title
Kinship Families: Grandparents and Other Relatives as Primary Caregivers for Children.
- Authors
Cooper, Cathy
- Abstract
Grandparents and other relatives may care for a child when their parents no longer can. The term kinship care describes this family care arrangement, and is often the best option when children cannot live with their own parents. Kinship caregivers may worry about their own physical and emotional wellbeing, ability to meet the child's needs, or encounter barriers such as finding affordable housing, obtaining healthcare services for the child, and navigating the educational system. There is a need for services that support kinship families.
- Subjects
CAREGIVERS; CHILD welfare; ENDOWMENTS; GRANDPARENTS; GUARDIAN &; ward; HEALTH services accessibility; PARENTS; WORLD Wide Web; INFORMATION resources; FAMILY relations
- Publication
International Journal of Childbirth Education, 2012, Vol 27, Issue 4, p27
- ISSN
0887-8625
- Publication type
Article