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grandparenting  

Definition

  • Demographic change and changing family values have profoundly altered the nature of grandparenting. Grandparents and grandchildren spend more time with each other over extended periods of their life courses as a consequence of rising life expectancy. [Source: Encyclopedia of Family Health; Grandparenting]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZH0VBNSN-1

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