Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

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Listening to the Voices of Grandparents Raising Primary-Grade Grandchildren Using a Qualitative Study

조부모의 학령 초기 손자녀 대리양육 경험에 관한 질적 연구

  • Song, Seung-Min (Department of Child & Family Welfare, The University of Suwon) ;
  • Lee, Woon Kyung (Department of Child Development & Intervention, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Lee, Yoon Hyung (Early Childhood Education Major, Graduate School of Education, Seoul National University of Education) ;
  • Kang, Hyunah (Division of Children's Welfare & Studies, Sookmyung Women's University,) ;
  • Kim, Eun Hye (Department of Child Development & Intervention, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Kang, Hara (Department of Child Development & Intervention, Ewha Womans University)
  • 송승민 (수원대학교 아동가족복지학과) ;
  • 이운경 (이화여자대학교 아동학과) ;
  • 이윤형 (서울교육대학교 교육대학원 유아교육전공) ;
  • 강현아 (숙명여자대학교 아동복지학부) ;
  • 김은혜 (이화여자대학교 아동학과) ;
  • 강하라 (이화여자대학교 아동학과)
  • Received : 2016.12.31
  • Accepted : 2017.02.09
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

Objective: The present study examined the perspectives of grandparents raising their grandchildren in an attempt to better understand grandparents' child-rearing experience while providing kinship foster care to their primary-grade grandchildren. Methods: Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews with eight grandparents who have raised one or two primary-grade (ages 8-10) grandchildren using a qualitative approach. Results: First, the participants viewed the reason for their kinship foster care as a failure for caring for their own children and accepted the present grandparent-care provision as their responsibility. Second, the participants communicated constant struggles with their own health and grandchild-care as well as positive/negative emotions associated with the care provision. Third, most of the participants did not fully understand the developmental needs of their primary-grade grandchildren. Fourth, the participants articulated concerns for their primary-grade grandchildren's learning, peer interactions, school adjustment, and extra-curricular activities. Lastly, the participants all agreed on hoping to raise grandchildren with good personality traits as members of a society and to have them fill the gap from the loss of their parents. Conclusion: Although most participants accepted the current circumstances as their obligation, they still noted difficulties in child-care provision. Given the developmental needs of grandchildren and the resource needs of grandparents, proper and continuous intervention approaches should be developed/provided.

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