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Listening to Families: Johnson Family: Love Across Generations: Grandmothers Caring for Grandchildren

Resource Type

Video - Parent

Description

"Grandmother, great-grandmother, and three children. The children are two, three, and four, born to a drug-abusing mother who no longer lives at home. All three children have developmental delays; one had seizures. Their EI home visitor and a family neighbor/friend also join in the conversation. The focus is on family strengths, differences in child-rearing philosophy across generations, impact of drugs on family life and continuity, importance of extended family, friends, social services, and spiritual values. The family is limited-income, African-American. Setting: family home. Family Consultant: Nancy Boyd-Franklin, Ph.D." -Child Development Media, Inc.

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adulthood (22+)

Languages

English

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