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Trust, care and belonging are the foundation for families thriving.
Not all early 20th century Jewish immigrants to South Africa were commercially successful.
Grandparents can play a fundamental role in families, yet they have often been overlooked in Australian history.
The extent to which parents rely on others to care for children reflects embedded cultural norms and expectations.
Being far away creates profound emotional barriers. Despite this grandparents are finding ways to stay emotionally present.
Caring for grandchildren is closely linked to, and varies with, gender norms and socioeconomic status.
While some western cultures identify the family unit as couples and their children, many other cultures see older parents as an integral part of the family.
The law changed older adults’ caregiving behavior because their children became more able to take paid time off work to care for their own newborns.
Pore over family documents such as birth certificates and old passports, photographs and heirlooms, however trinket-like they might seem. Family history requires research in its broadest sense.
If you skirt the small talk and dig a little deeper, you’ll be surprised at what you might learn.
The death of the Queen may turn people’s minds to the loss of their own grandparents, or how the younger royals will cope.
Our study reveals that the housing affordability crisis is having a pervasive impact on Canadian society. It is imposing constraints that alter the structure and composition of Canadian families.
Models shows that some 4 million people in the US have lost a grandparent to COVID-19. But until now, there has been a dearth of research into the mental health effects of losing a grandparent.
College savings plans – known as 529s – can be effective for certain families. Still, it pays to know the ins and outs of how the plans work, an expert says.
Whether it’s a special treat or family traits, children’s risk of being overweight or obese is strongly linked to their grandparents.
Over the past months (and in some cases, years), grandchildren will have grown and changed.
A new study shows how migrant families struggle to get the childcare they need and how an easier visa system would help.
Estimates suggest that every 12 seconds, a child somewhere in the world loses a caregiver to the coronavirus pandemic.
When schools honour and learn from immigrant parents’ knowledge, they support more opportunities to enhance young children’s linguistic, cultural and social experiences.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor, gender, ageing and care, University of Sydney
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Associate Dean and Chief Academic Officer for Nursing and Director, Project Healthy Grandparents, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University
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Transnational Family Specialist and Researcher, University of Johannesburg
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Kenneth D. Lewis Distinguished Chair in Interdisciplinary Health Studies, Georgia State University
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Professor of Social Policy, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, The University of Melbourne
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Ph.D. Candidate in Communication Studies, Louisiana State University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Professor of Anthropology, Durham University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, College of Arts, Society & Education, James Cook University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate professor Early Childhood and Primary Education, University of Canberra
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Professor of Work and Organisation, Brunel University of London
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Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Louisiana State University