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Grandparenting is the act of caring for (or involvement with) one's grandchildren or the children of one's children. Description. Demographic Influences on ... Skiptomaincontent Advertisement SearchSpringerLink Search Synonyms Grandfather;Grandma;Grandmother;Grandpa Definition Grandparentingistheactofcaringfor(orinvolvementwith)one’sgrandchildrenorthechildrenofone’schildren. Description DemographicInfluencesonGrandparenting Anumberofdemographicchangesoverthepastcenturyhavealteredtheopportunitystructuresforgrandparent-grandchildrelationships.Dramaticincreasesinlifeexpectancyhaveallowedagreaterproportionofindividualstolivelongenoughtobecomegrandparents(Uhlenberg&Kirby,1998).IntheUnitedStates,morethanhalfof50–64-year-oldsandabout80 %ofthose65andolderreporthavinggrandchildren(PewResearchCenter,2009).Thegrandparentroletypicallyspansagreaterperiodoftimethaninthepast,withmanyoccupyingtherolefor20or30yearsifnotmore(Bengtson,Rosenthal,&Burton,1990).Thesedecadesofco-survivorshipprovideopportunitiesforgrandparentstoknowtheirgrandchildrennotonlyaschildrenbutasadultsaswell.... Thisisapreviewofsubscriptioncontent,accessviayourinstitution. 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GoogleScholar  DownloadreferencesAuthorinformationAuthorsandAffiliationsSchoolofFamilyLife,BrighamYoungUniversity,2079JFSB,Provo,84602,UT,USAJeremyYorgasonDepartmentofSociology,UniversityofKansas,1415JayhawkBlvd.,Room716,Lawrence,KS,66045-7556,USATraceyA.LaPierre & BenjaminHayterAuthorsJeremyYorgasonViewauthorpublicationsYoucanalsosearchforthisauthorin PubMed GoogleScholarTraceyA.LaPierreViewauthorpublicationsYoucanalsosearchforthisauthorin PubMed GoogleScholarBenjaminHayterViewauthorpublicationsYoucanalsosearchforthisauthorin PubMed GoogleScholarCorrespondingauthorCorrespondenceto JeremyYorgason.EditorinformationEditorsandAffiliationsUniversityofNorthernBritishColumbia,PrinceGeorge,BC,CanadaAlexC.Michalos(residence),Brandon,MB,CanadaAlexC.MichalosRightsandpermissionsReprintsandPermissionsCopyrightinformation©2014SpringerScience+BusinessMediaDordrechtAboutthisentryCitethisentryYorgason,J.,LaPierre,T.A.,Hayter,B.(2014).Grandparenting. 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