The Number Of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

As the family structure and needs within the family are changing, the grandparent role is becoming more considered as the parent. As societies problems are growing such as substance abuse, violence, incarceration, homicide, mental illness and at the time this article was published the presence of Aids, the children in these families are starting to be cared for by their grandparents due to these issues being present in their parents’ lives. In just the African American culture according to the article “Empowering African American Custodial Grandparents”, “13.5% of African American children are living with their grandparents or other relatives.” This article discusses the imploring of the Family Systems Theory in the area of empowering the grandparents

Grandparents relate more closely to grandchildren than to their own children in many ways. Grandparents and their children can be stubborn and not want to deal with each other anymore because of problems from the past. After so long grandparents give up on their children and deal with them from a distance. Grandparents are more willing to relate to their grandchildren more than their children because it is another chance of getting to know their children through their grandchildren.

All members of the staff must act as professionals while at work, especially with young children. The administrative and teaching staff must work together to ensure their practices are developmentally appropriate, and share new and/or creative ideas with one another. It is also the responsibility of a teacher to establish an open, trusting relationship with the parents of each children in their care. Thus, parents can freely communicate their thoughts, concerns, and/or suggestions about their child or the program. Parent satisfaction is something that every child care or development center should strive for.

Unit Title: 521 Facilitate and development of effective group practice in health and social care or children and young people’s setting

Throughout human history individuals around the world, of various ethnic, racial, cultural backgrounds have linked together to form what people call today families. A lot of questions come to mind when contemplating the complex relationship people have. Since families have a direct bearing on society now and on future generations it is essential to take seriously what is happening to the family. Is the American family in decline, and if so what should be done about it? “Traditionally, family has been defined as a unit made up of two or more people who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption: live together; form an economic unit, and bear and raise children (Benokraitis, 3).” The definition of decline is to “fail in strength, vigor, character, value, deteriorate, slant downward.” The traditional nuclear family consists of a father provider, mother-homemaker, and at least one child (Brym and Lie, 252).” The nuclear family is a distinct and universal family form because it performs five important functions in society:sexual regulation, economic cooperation, reproduction, socialization, and emotional support. Research from the 1950 's to the present will emphasize what trends are taking place among American families. Family trends might not have expected???

When one thinks of grandparents, they are usually compared to as being a wiser adult who has had various positive and negative life experiences and throughout it all managed to keep their family together. The family structure has changed and more grandparents are forced into parenting for second generation children. Raising second generation children can be difficult for the grandparents who have been forced into the role of becoming a primary caregiver. Most children have a loving and trusting relationship with their grandparents, but when the roles have been forced to change the environment changes as well. With the mass amount of changes happening to the family structure, it was necessary to assist these secondary grandparents in learning how to promote and advocate in their new roles as secondary parents. With the structural changes faced by African Americans, it was appropriate to use this group because of the barriers and challenges faced and it allows for a replication with other groups. African American women can become dominant in an unfamiliar setting, so limiting the size of the group was justifiable and allowed for more interaction and engagement among participants. Using the family system theory would be necessary because this theory places an emphasis on reciprocal relationships and mutual influences between the individual components (Barker, p. 157).

In this paper I will identify the need for the group that was chosen. Part of the discussion will concentrate on the three key values used in the group approach with this population. The other will address models and theories of group practice, and the approach used by this group. The paper will also look at the key challenges or obstacles in group interventions with this population. Using the worksheet planning guide for social work group’s eight headings will be discussed. Briefly the readings from the course syllabus will be used in the development plan and incorporated in the paper will be the plans for an initial group session. Based on the skills inventory three critical skills will be addressed. Lastly a critique of a proposed group will be conducted.

Using this diagram approach qualifies health care providers to learn about the ways in which family members interact with one another. It shows relationships, cutoffs, and triangles. It’s also useful for showing patterns between the father, mother, children and replicas of the past generations with some repetitions. One thing I noticed within the genogram I constructed, is within the generation of the 1930’s, three of my grandparents passed away within years near each other. Of the grandparents passing away, three died from a type of cancer; while my sister is a cancer survivor. Another reoccurrence I gathered was during the generation of the 1950’s-1960’s, there were more females born than males on my mother side; while there were, more males born than females on my father side. I’ve seen similar resemblance in my generation (1990’s) to the 1960’s compared to my mother side of the family; there are more females than

With the entry of women into the labor force, arrangements for child care have shifted from care in the home to care outside the home. Additionally, no one knows how many American children function as guardians for younger brothers and sisters while their parents are at work, latchkey children are certainly underreported. We must also consider that most children are not being raised in traditional nuclear families. Stepfamilies can be complex, even though they may start idealistically, the members need to deal with conflicting traditions, loyalties, power struggles, since the stepparent role does not approximate that of a biological one. Then we also have single parent families, many of which live below poverty level. Single mothers run up

My recommendation is to focus on the parents of the low-income teenagers who attend Glenville High School, which is where this free program will be held. This intervention will consist of 8 sessions led by trained professionals who have experience with helping caregivers improve their parenting skills and teaching parents how to communicate with and help their adolescent children.

Dysfunctional boundaries and marital outcomes existed throughout the three generation considering five marriages that took place in Grandma E lifetime. Collins, Jordan, & Coleman (2012) stated that dysfunctional intergenerational boundary is commonly present in divorced and in conflicted families where one or more children go against one parent. The first time grandma E got married she birthed a son,

Further evaluation of the attachment theory is explored through projects such as, Through the Looking Glass (TtLG) project. This program was devised to refocus the relationship development between caregiver and child. In this project, a healthcare professional works with both caregiver and child, offering technique and guidance. The purpose of this guided experience is to show collaborative efforts, supporting the enhancement and growth in parent and child relationships (Kaye Colmer, 2011). This article gives an example of program implementations based on research

According to Hadfield (2014) in 2010 there were 5.8 million children that are 18 or younger living with their grandparents in the United States. Sadly this isn’t something that is just happening in the US but around the world, for example there is a 20% increase of kids living with their grandparents between 1991 to 2001 in Canada

Culturally is it unusual that Lanesha’s grandmother is her primary caregiver? I would like to say no to this question, but the facts behind this issue don’t support it. Within the African American community, approximately 12% of African American children nationally are cared for by their grandparents, compared to approximately 7% of Hispanic children and 4% of non-Hispanic White children (NCBI, 2010). Lanesha and her grandmother are part of a larger issue that is reflected in today’s society. Several reasons can exist for this paradigm, anything from the parents needing complete education, the grandparents supplementing expensive daycare costs, or simply because the parents are not involved in the child’s life.

Families recognise that each person is an autonomous individual and adult children need to be encourage to pursue independent lives. Grandchildren are added and extended family grows, with on-going contact that does not interfere with the new nuclear family, which now work towards developing own boundary. Parents have to realise that adult children no longer need their guidance and economic assistance