Grandparenting and its relationship to parenting

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 465-480

  Drew, Linda M ^a,b   Richard, Mary H ^a   Smith, Peter K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Divorce; Grandparents; Intergenerational; Parent

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIVORCE; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031822409     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104598033009     Document Type: Review

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