Which of the following best describes why grandparents would be the primary caregivers for their grandchildren?
a. Because they fell in love with the newborn and wanted that small person to be a part of their lives
b. Because the parents were drug abusers or in the prison system
c. Raising a grandchild is easier because grandparents have already been experienced parents
d. Raising a child gives purpose to life for the grandparents
ANS: B
Many older adults are faced with raising their grandchildren, often without the presence of the grandchildren's parents. Reasons include neglect related to parental substance abuse, abandonment, emotional and physical abuse, parental death, mental and physical illness, incarceration, teen pregnancy, and grandparents' assisting adult children who work or attend school.
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