sample obituary of single mom with grown kids and grandchildren

In developed countries like Australia, grandparents live longer, are generally better educated and healthier than previous generations. Some grandparents have less contact than they would like, due to separation or divorce of parents. Some have to bring up their grandchildren when the parents cannot and some do more childminding than they had expected. Grandparents often have fulfilling relationships with their grandchildren, watching them learn and grow and being part of their lives, while others find that they are expected to do too much. Most grandparents look forward to the birth of a grandchild, especially the first grandchild, and the pleasure of getting to know the child without the responsibility that being a parent involves. This paper discusses the issues involved in grandparent roles in the above circumstances and suggests ways in which service providers can support grandparents.

The relationship that grandparents have with their grandchildren can also be affected by the divorce and sometimes re-partnering of the parent generation. The second change for grandparents, and the one which is associated with more difficult issues in their own lives, is when they have to take over full responsibility for bringing up grandchildren because their parents are unable to do so, often because of drug or alcohol abuse. Grandparents also help parents with school-age children by picking them up from school, and by caring for them during school vacations. Grandparents, mostly grandmothers, are the major providers of child care for preschool children, particularly for babies and toddlers, when both their parents are in the workforce. The first major change is the provision of child care.

Grandparents have always played an important role in family life, but over the last twenty years, many have had increased responsibility for their grandchildren due to changes and issues in families and society.

Sample obituary of single mom with grown kids and grandchildren