Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 and Prowle, Alison (2016) Becoming a Kinship Carer – Education and Support Needs of Grandparents Who Are Parenting. International Journal of Birth and Parent Education, 4 (2). pp. 23-26. ISSN 2054-0779 Online: 2054-0787
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Abstract
Grandparent kinship carers have been found to have poor well-being and are often anxious about providing the best parenting support. This research worked with a group of grandparent kinship carers to discover their parenting needs with the aim of proposing parenting support. Using mixed methods the study found that a support system which addressed the specific needs of the children and the kinship carers, for example financial advice as well as coping with the children's complex behaviour, was preferred. A patchwork approach where individual groups of kinship carers could commission bespoke provision was proposed as being a preferable option.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | The full-text can be accessed via the Official URL. |
Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords: | kinship carers, well-being, grandparents, parenting |
Subjects: | L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education |
Divisions: | College of Arts, Humanities and Education > School of Education |
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Depositing User: | Nicola Stobbs |
Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2018 11:20 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2023 04:00 |
URI: | https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/6438 |
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