Grandparents raising grandchildren

Sara Dimerman in conversation with Betty Cornelius. Over the course of this episode you will learn more about: What is a kinship family? How common is it that children are being raised by their grandparents? What is CANGRANDS? How does CANGRANDS reaches out to and helps grandparents. How and why are grandchildren typically raised by their grandparents? What is different about raising a grandchild compared to raising a child of ones own? What special requirements need to be in place? What if the grandparents don't have the resources to provide for their grandchildren? How does raising ones grandchildren typically affect the dynamics How are grandchildren typically affected - both positively and not as positively by being raised in a kinship family? CANGRANDS Hearts & Hands Quilt project How the rate of kinship families compares between Canada, the USA and other countries. How kinship families from around the world can connect with one another.