Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. Acknowledgements iv
4. Introduction 1
5. What do we already know about grandparents? 9
6. Grandparents’ relationships with grandchildren: continuity and change 21
7. Activities with grandparents 33
8. Discipline and favouritism 47
9. The main grandparents 57
10. Grandparenting in divorced families: rights and policies 71
11. Communicating in divorced families 79
12. Taking sides 89
13. ‘Being there’: grandparents’ financial, emotional and childcare support 103
14. Excluded grandparents 121
15. Conclusions: grandparents and family policy 131
16. References 145
17. The families and the research methods 155
18. Index 161