The psychological effect on grandchildren when being raised by their grandparents

• Main Author: Fuhri, Emmarentia Magritha
• Other Authors: Vogel, H. M.
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Grandparents; Grandchildren; Psychological effect; Raising; Obstacles; Attachment; Social; Emotional wellbeing; Trauma; Disorganized-insecure attachment; 155.4; Child psychology; Grandparents as parents; Grandchildren > Care; Child rearing; Emotions in children; Children and conduct of life; Parent child > Psychological aspects
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/14155

The focus of this study was to investigate psychological effect on grandchildren when they are being raised by their grandparents. Considerable research has been done on the psychological effect on the grandparents, but very little on the effects on grandchildren, especially in South Africa. By means of a mainly qualitative investigation, empirical data were collected through informal discussions, observations and projection media from four families and seven grandchildren in total. The findings yielded a number of common themes among all the grandchildren, and yet others showed the influence of the attitude of the grandparents towards the situation. === Educational Studies === M. Ed. (Guidance and counseling)