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Grandparents and Farm Life Shape Grandchild Bonds
Research from the Iowa Youth and Families Project shows farm grandchildren have closer ties with paternal grandparents due to farm work, land transfer, and male lineage. Proximity, shared rituals, and warm adult-child relations sustain bonds, while conflict and custody changes strain them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valerie King
Glen Elder Jr
Iowa Youth and Families Project
Iowa State University
Iowa
King and Elder