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A Web-Based Fact Sheet Series for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and the Professionals Who Serve Them

Mary Brintnall-Peterson, PhD1,2, Julie Poehlmann, PhD3, Kari Morgan, PhD4 and Rebecca Shlafer, MS5

2 Family Development, University of Wisconsin-Extension, Madison
3 Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison
4 Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramine
5 Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

1 Address correspondence to Mary Brintnall-Peterson, PhD, Professor of Family Development, University of Wisconsin-Extension, 432 North Lake Street, 301 Extension Building, Madison, WI 53706. E-mail: mary.brintnall-peterson{at}ces.uwex.edu


  Abstract

Purpose: To develop and evaluate a series of web-based fact sheets for grandparents raising grandchildren. The fact sheets focus on child development issues that grandparents may face when raising their grandchildren. Design and Methods: The fact sheets were developed using research on attachment theory, child development, and the needs of grandparents raising grandchildren. The fact sheets can be viewed online or downloaded for free. Evaluation data for the fact sheets were gathered using an online survey.  Results: Results of the survey revealed that the fact sheets are used by grandparents and professionals. Respondents reported sharing the fact sheets with others and using them for personal use, in support groups, and as a general agency resource. Implications: The fact sheet series is a useful way to reach both grandparents and professionals working with this audience in a variety of settings. Modifications to the fact sheet series are suggested to address additional needs of grandparents raising grandchildren.

Keywords: Web-based education, ICustodial grandparents, Grandchildren, Grandparents raising grandchildren

Received August 22, 2008; Accepted December 10, 2008

Decision Editor: Kathleen Walsh Piercy, PhD


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