Dialogue  Grandparents as Parents

Some 18,000 Idaho grandparents are serving as primary caregivers for a grandchild. Details

 

Program: Dialogue

Episode: Grandparents as Parents

Nationwide, more than two million grandparents are raising their grandchildren. The 18,000 figure in Idaho represents an 80 percent growth since 1990. A law signed by Governor Dirk Kempthorne acknowledged this growth in grandparent-grandchild families by giving grandparents more legal rights over the care of their grandchildren.

• Visit the Grandparents as Parents webpage

Duration: (56:46)
Premiere Date: 05/06/2004
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: TV-G

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