You've Always Been There for Me Understanding the Lives of Grandchildren Raised by Grandparents

"You've Always Been There for Me makes a significant contribution to the field of family studies and gerontology. Dunifon's arguments are unique, sound, and focused, and shed new light into the roles of grandchildren in grandfamilies."
- Christine A. Fruhauf, associate professor, Department of Human Development & Family Studies, Colorado State University
"Dunifon masterfully addresses an understudied type of family-grandchildren raised by grandparents-and offers insightful policy recommendations for how to promote the well-being of these families. Her research is a model combination of survey techniques, open-ended interviews, and videotaped observations of interactions. As we learn about the financial hardships, the health challenges, and emotional demands experienced by grandparents, we also see the extraordinary bonds between these parental figures and their adolescent grandchildren. Dunifon's superb volume will inspire other scholars to pursue this compelling topic."- P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Frances Willard Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University
"Recommended."- Choice
"Dunifon masterfully addresses an understudied type of family-grandchildren raised by grandparents-and offers insightful policy recommendations for how to promote the well-being of these families. Her research is a model combination of survey techniques, open-ended interviews, and videotaped observations of interactions. As we learn about the financial hardships, the health challenges, and emotional demands experienced by grandparents, we also see the extraordinary bonds between these parental figures and their adolescent grandchildren. Dunifon's superb volume will inspire other scholars to pursue this compelling topic."- P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Frances Willard Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University
"Recommended."- Choice
"You've Always Been There for Me makes a significant contribution to the field of family studies and gerontology. Dunifon's arguments are unique, sound, and focused, and shed new light into the roles of grandchildren in grandfamilies."
- Christine A. Fruhauf, associate professor, Department of Human Development & Family Studies, Colorado State University