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September 28, 2025Children & SocietyOpen Access

‘The Heart of the Matter’: Grandparent Childcare in Contemporary Chinese Families

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JLJiatong LingLMLorna MontgomeryJPJohn Pinkerton

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Overview

Qualitative study explores intergenerational interactions in grandparent childcare, suggesting new obligations and identities emerge.

Key Points

  • This study reveals evolving family obligations in grandparent childcare within Chinese families.
  • Findings indicate changing dynamics of intergenerational identity in the context of a rapidly changing society.
  • Interviews highlighted parents' and grandparents' perceptions of childcare arrangements and negotiations.
  • Research utilized an Integrated Family Model to present the qualitative data within its societal context.

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Ling et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d90a0141e1c178a14f604bhttps://doi.org/10.1111/chso.13008
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