Multigenerational Households
Goyer: Grandparents Moving In
By: Amy Goyer | Source: AARP.org | January 2009
Known for her expertise on multigenerational and grandparenting issues, Amy Goyer is the AARP family expert.
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Helpful Web sites
Generations United provides a fact sheet on multi- generational households.
Generation-Next Parenting says the multigenerational family is making a comeback.
Grandparents.com presents the pros and cons of living with grandchildren.
PBS's "American Family," the first drama series with a Latino cast ever to air on broadcast TV, has an accompanying Web site with resources on families, the Generation Gap, and on multigenerational families.
Multigenerational households have come into the spotlight since Election Day, as America's "first granny," Marian Robinson, contemplates whether or not to move into the White House with her daughter, Michelle Obama, her granddaughters, Malia and Sasha, and her son-in-law, President-elect Barack Obama. And we assume that Joe Biden's mother, Catherine Biden, will continue her longtime role as live-in grandma and join him at the Naval Observatory, the vice president's official residence. Millions of American families have three or more generations living under one roof, and America is finally paying attention.... Back to Article
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