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| Traditional Adult Transitions |
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Leaving home
Completing school
Achieving financial independence
Marrying
Becoming a parent |
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| Parents perceive single children as... |
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| Children of single parents are ___ more likely to live with grandparents than children of married parents |
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| Benefits of children living with grandparent |
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Reduce stress of parent
Provide additional income
Help monitor children
Engage in activities with grandchildren |
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Companionate: affection, companionship, and play; relatively close to grandchildren
Remote: not intimately involved; geographic distance
Involved: making and enforcing rules and disciplining children |
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| Forced to become caregivers for their parents at a young age |
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| Consequences of parentification |
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Delayed entry to marriage
Acquisiton of certain personality characteristics
Relationship and intimacy problems
Career choices (take care of people) |
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| Responsibility to see that one's aging parents have support, assistance, company, and are well cared for |
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