Grandparents of Children with Disabilities: Theoretical Perspectives of Intergenerational Relationships (SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research)

This briefs offers a comprehensive view of the journey of grandparents of children with disabilities by employing a wide range of theoretical approaches such as intergenerational relationships, positive psychology, psychoanalytic views and models of stress. It presents a multidimensional view of grandparents, which begins with the general role of grandparents in the family and the transition to grandparenthood, as a major life event. The briefs moves on to discuss grandparents’ roles under unique circumstances such as illness or disability in the family and then deals with perspectives of parents of children with disabilities on the role of grandparents. Finally, it reviews attitudes of professionals toward grandparents and concludes with suggested intervention strategies for working with families on intergenerational relationships. Chapter 1. Grandparenthood: Grand Generativity; Shirley Ben Shlomo and Orit Taubman Ben-Ari Chapter 2. Becoming a Grandparent: On Transitions and Transformations; Adi Noy and Orit Taubman Ben-Ari Chapter 3. Being a Grandparent of a Child with a Disability; Liora Findler Chapter 4. Grandparents of Children with Disabilities: (Grand) Parents are Forever Parents; Liora Findler Chapter 5. Twice Special: Grandparents Who Raise Grandchildren with Disabilities; Adi Noy and Liora Findler Chapter 6. A Long Way to Go From Awareness to Practice: Professionals' Perceptions of Grandparents of Children with Disabilities; Liora Findler. . Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Grandparenthood—Grand Generativity....Pages 1-18 Becoming a Grandparent—On Transitions and Transformations....Pages 19-37 Being a Grandparent of a Child with a Disability....Pages 39-67 Grandparents of Children with Disabilities—The Parents’ Perspective....Pages 69-85 Twice Special—Grandparents Who Raise Grandchildren with Disabilities....Pages 87-95 A Long Way to Go—From Awareness to Practice....Pages 97-107 Back Matter....Pages 109-111