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Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood: Recent Evidence and Future Directions
This paper gives an overview of trends in teenage pregnancy and birth rates, and of recent research relating to adolescent sexual activity, pregnancy, and parenthood.
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Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
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October 1997
Australian Social Trends 1995: Family - Family Functioning: Family Support
This article provides a statistical overview of family life in Australia including parental involvement, time spent with children, care of elderly parents, and financial support for children living at home or on their own.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 05, 2001
Grandmother and Parent Influences on Child Self-esteem
This paper proposes an intergenerational link between a grandmother’s drug use and a grandchild’s low self-esteem.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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February 2007
Grandmothers’ Involvement among Children and Adolescents Growing Up in Poverty
This paper studies grandmothers' involvement in raising and caring for grandchildren, and the effect of this type of non-parental care on children's social and cognitive development and behaviour.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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January 14, 2004
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in the District of Columbia: Focus Group Report
This paper presents information from a number of focus groups on the social, legal, familial, health and financial problems faced by grandparents who are the primary caregivers for their grandchildren.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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AARP
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November 2003
Welfare Entries Among Children Living With Grandparents
This paper examines economic well-being and the risk of welfare entry among grandparent-headed households with grandchildren present.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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2000
The Emerging Role of Grandparents in Asia
This study of families in Taiwan, Thailand, and the Philippines demonstrates that many grandparents are co-residents with their children and grandchildren.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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Population Studies Center
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October 1998
Good Things Come in 3’s: Single-Parent Multigenerational Family Structure and Adolescent Adjustment
This study examines the effect of single parenthood on adolescent behaviours and finds that youth living with a single mother are more likely than other teens to drink, smoke, and initiate sexual activity.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies
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October 2001
Marital Disruptions and Grandparent Relationships
This paper looks at the impact of parental divorce or separation on the relationship between children and their grandparents.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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1996
The Use of Grandparents as Child Care Providers
This paper examines the effect of family ties, maternal preferences, and family geographic proximity on a mother's decision to use grandparents as primary childcare providers.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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Center for Demography and Ecology University of Wisconsin-Madison
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1999
Family Relationships and Intergenerational Exchange Later in Life
This paper examines intergenerational family relationships, including emotional and financial support, the care of elderly parents, and dependant children.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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July 1998
Relationships between Grandparents and Teenage Grandchildren
This research brief summarizes the findings of a study into grandparent-grandchild relations during grandchildren's teenage years.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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Centre for Research on Families and Relationships
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June 2005
Epidemiology of Divorce
This article discusses the history of marriage, divorce and remarriage in the United States.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Children in Grandparent Care
This paper addresses the financial and health related needs and challenges faced by grandparents who are parenting their grandchildren.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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The Urban Institute
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August 01, 2003
Grandparenthood in Britain
This paper discusses grandparenthood in Britain and looks at grandparent demographics, contact between grandparents and their grandchildren, and how demographic characteristics affect the intergenerational relationship.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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Center for Population Studies, University of London
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January 01, 2003
Teen Relationships Study: TeenTalk on Parents, Marriage and Sex
This paper discusses both the significant role of parents in the lives of adolescents, and the views of teenagers on sex, marriage and relationships.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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Families Northwest
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February 01, 2001
Finding Permanent Homes for Foster Children: Issues Raised by Kinship Care
This paper examines the impact of kinship care on a child's likelihood of being adopted.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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The Urban Institute
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April 01, 2003
Grandparenthood in Canada
This paper discusses grandparenthood, including the roles, rights and responsibilities of grandparents and their emotional, financial and material support of their grandchildren.
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Category:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
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The Vanier Institute of the Family
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2004
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