{"product_id":"raising-their-grandchildren-zavanna-cordelia-9798348454050","title":"Raising Their Grandchildren: Their Strengths, Challenges, and Needs","description":"\u003cp\u003eI interviewed 15 Navajo grandparents who were raising their grandchildren in order\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto discover their strengths, challenges, and needs when raising their grandchildren. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eparticipants lived in the northern sector of the Navajo Nation. Three research questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eguided the study: \"What strengths do Navajo grandparents bring into the relationship with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir grandchildren?\" \"What challenges do Navajo grandparents face as they are raising their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egrandchildren?\" \"What do the Navajo grandparents need to help them meet or overcome the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echallenges?\" Strengths included teaching their grandchildren, setting a good example, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enurturing them with proper teaching, and working with them to help them become\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eindependent. Challenges included lack of financial resources in addition to the dysfunction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand alcoholism in their own children who were the biological parents. The grandparents also\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexperienced challenges related to their grandchildren such as keeping them safe and not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehaving child care. Challenges related to themselves included having health issues, having to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estart over again being parents, and feeling overwhelmed. The grandparents indicated that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethey needed financial assistance to help with their grandchildren. They also wanted more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einformation about how to help their grandchildren with education and how to help them\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elearn their Navajo culture. The grandparents wanted to meet with other grandparents to talk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith them about how to raise their grandchildren. They wanted time to take care of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethemselves. The Navajo grandparents wanted to enjoy their later years; however, because\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethey were raising their grandchildren, they were experiencing emotional, physical, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efinancial difficulties. They cared deeply for their grandchildren, yet they were willing to make the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enecessary sacrifices and show ajoobaa' (care) to them. Despite the difficulties they had, they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efound joy and fulfillment in their role as grandparents. Recommendations for practice include\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eproviding financial resources as well as providing information about raising grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecommendations also include providing networking opportunities with other grandparents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho were raising their grandchildren. Recommendations for future research are included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zavanna Cordelia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798348454050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zavahava\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Zavanna Cordelia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800909852927,"sku":"9798348454050","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/raising-their-grandchildren-zavanna-cordelia-9798348454050","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}