Human Growth and Development / Unit 14 HGD 1986 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Grandparenthood
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The idea
The average adult may spend about thirty years as a grandparent; most grandparents live within an hour of their grandchildren and see their help as necessary.
In practice
Involved grandparents' adolescent grandchildren showing more kindness and academic engagement.
Where people slip
Grandparents may adopt different styles with different grandchildren and change styles as family circumstances change.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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