Submitted on Wednesday 26th October 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 1st November 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Legislative support for ongoing relationships between children and grandparents.
More than a million children in the UK today do not have any contact with their grandparents as a result of death, divorce, adoption or foster care. Research shows that almost 50% of grandparents never see their grandchildren again after parental separation or a family dispute.
Studies show that association and contact between children and grandparents provides a special unconditional love and nurturing which is beneficial and healthy for those children. This attachment is strong and contributes to a child’s sense of self and can be a significantly important relationship in their life. There is also a “vital connection” between grandparents and grandchildren and grandparents provide an important influence on grandchildren’s’ lives.1
1. Kornhaber A, Woodward KL (1981).
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