Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-274) and index.
Contents
Early parenthood -- The "I" factor -- Later parenthood -- The grandparent gap -- Keeping your parents' memory alive -- Fear of dying young -- When only one spouse is parentless -- A world of support -- A day to call your own -- Loss can make better parents -- A memory journal for parentless parents -- Appendix A: the parentless parents survey -- Appendix B: recommended reading.
Summary
Discusses how an increase in the average age at which women give birth has resulted in greater numbers of children growing up without grandparents and examines how the absence of grandparents affects the way parents raise their children.