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Grandparents and Grandchildren: An Often Neglected Relationship Between Significant Others
Author(s) -
WILCOXON S. ALLEN
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1987.tb01287.x
Subject(s) - grandparent , grandchild , reciprocal , psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy
The author discusses the grandparent‐grandchild relationship and its implications for counseling activities. The historical and contemporary role expectations of grandparents and grandchildren, the reciprocal significance of this relationship, and ways to use the relationship in counseling services and programming in various settings are reviewed.