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Surrounded with Love: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Surrounded with Love: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

More than 3.5 million children in the US are raised by a grandparent. In their own words, three grandmothers explain the reasons for their caregiving/parenting decisions, and share their rewarding experiences raising their grandchildren.

* Delores, a 48-year old married woman is raising three grandsons after her daughter was murdered.

* Aderian, a 65-year old grandmother is raising two grandchildren, ages 12 and 6 after mental illness incapacitated both of ther parents.

* Jewel, a 64-year old grandmother, is happily raising" three grandchildren, ages 18, 13, and 4.

Surrounded With Love explores both the positive and negative feelings of the pareneting grandparent: the hard work, the challenges and the added responsibilities.