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In an article entitled, "The Vanishing Grandparent," Kenneth L. Woodward speaks of the American family and the enormous transformation it has undergone in the last fifty years. This change has nothing to do with the rise in the divorce rate, the decline in the birth rate, or the increase in working mothers. Although these factors are significant, the more important phenomenon is the disappearance of grandparents -- a remarkable occurrence at a time when people are living longer than ever. Mobility and emotional "distance" are major causes of this separation. The fact remains that grandparents are incredibly important to these who call them by that name. Research among the young has revealed the following:
The bond between grandparents and grandchildren is second in emotional power and influence only to the relationship between parents and children.
No matter how grandparents act, they affect the emotional well-being of their grandchildren, for better or worse, simply because they exist. (Notre Dame Magazine, May 1981, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 9-10.)
-- Grossmann
In an article entitled, "The Vanishing Grandparent," Kenneth L. Woodward speaks of the American family and the enormous transformation it has undergone in the last fifty years. This change has nothing to do with the rise in the divorce rate, the decline in the birth rate, or the increase in working mothers. Although these factors are significant, the more important phenomenon is the disappearance of grandparents -- a remarkable occurrence at a time when people are living longer than ever. Mobility and emotional "distance" are major causes of this separation. The fact remains that grandparents are incredibly important to these who call them by that name. Research among the young has revealed the following:
The bond between grandparents and grandchildren is second in emotional power and influence only to the relationship between parents and children.
No matter how grandparents act, they affect the emotional well-being of their grandchildren, for better or worse, simply because they exist. (Notre Dame Magazine, May 1981, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 9-10.)
-- Grossmann
