I was looking through some articles online about Divorce, and I came across something that really made me stop and think. We all know the implications of Divorce on all members of the family: Parents and their childen, but have we really stopped to think about our extended family members? I'm mainly talking about Grandparents. Just because they are not the ones experiencing the divorce, doesn't mean that they don't feel the effects. According to this article http://www.gainesvillesun.com/article/20070902/ZNYT04/709020328 "My child's Divorace is my pain", a new point of view will show that grandparents suffer just as much as the people directly involved.
How are they affected?
Some Grandparents are strapped for cash because they are helping their child out finacially. This might cause a delay in retirement or vacationing. Also some grandparents are caught in the cross fire of custody battles, being denied the right to see their grandchildren. Emotionally it can be draining because they could be the middle man, forced to be the go between for the divorcing couple.
I know as policy makers we are constantly trying to find things that will benefit the family, mainly the children. I think we are ignoring how extensive divorce can be. Why kind of things could we do to help lessen the devestating effects on all family memebers, grandparents included?
I have done a little bit of research into the effects of divorce on children and never have I come across something dedicated to grandparents. I guess its just something we tend to look past because grandparents are not in the immediate enviornment, but unfortunalty they are usually the first means of support for the divorcing child.
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