Being Raised by Grandparents

He is a lighting manager, he keeps the light for me and extra beams are safely stored somewhere safely somewhere hidden safely in those beautiful hands - Finney, "The Lightkeeper" Nikky Finney's poem "The Lightkeeper" About her father, or about someone else. Many people have different opinions about who she is, but when I read it, I will not be able to tell the light master even though my family is your basic "cutter" family I thought it was my grandfather. Even after the marriage 25th anniversary, my parents are still happily married.

In the United States, the number of foster children is about 500,000. This number only reflects the children in the "system". An estimated 2 million children have been raised personally or under the supervision of the Human Resources Department by grandparents and other relatives. According to Child Welfare.gov, one in four non-family-oriented children live with their relatives. Some children are arranged to be called "imaginary relatives" with close family and friends. There are not enough foster parents to take care of all the children. And they are willing to accept multiple children so that brothers and sisters can come together.

In 2010, about 920,000 children were raised by grandparents, and their parents did not live in their homes. However, this figure has declined slightly from the 960,000 in 2005. Children raised by parents' parents are more likely to have a disability than children who are being taken care of by grandparents. Less than one third of the children supported by grandparents do not have families. They are the focus of attention. Studies conducted by Smith under the support of the National Institute of Mental Health showed that difficult family circumstances often lead to custodial grandparents, but protected grandchildren's emotional and behavioral problems are There are more problems than the overall child's mood and behavior. It is high.

Approximately 6% of American children from 5 to 18 years old are raised by grandparents (US Census Bureau, 2012). Approximately one fifth of these children live below the poverty line, of which about one third are raised by grandparents without high school diplomas (Livingston & Parker, 2010). Approximately one-quarter of grandparents raising grandchildren have disabilities (US Census Bureau, 2012). Approximately 13.5% of African-American children under the age of 18 take care of grandparents, whereas 6% for Hispanics and 6% for white children (Bertera & Crewe, 2013; Kelch-Oliver, 2011).