Millions of children around the world are currently being raised in “grandfamilies.” In this excerpt from a new guidebook, learn how to make sense of your new role and explain this unique form of kinship adoption to your child.
Andrew Adesman, M.D.
Andrew Adesman, M.D., is a professor of pediatrics at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hostra/Northwell. He completed The Adesman Grandfamily Study in 2016, a nationwide survey of more than 700 grandparents raising their grandchildren. He is the author of Baby Facts and co-author of Parenting Your Adopted Child and The Grandfamily Guidebook: Wisdom and Support for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.