Tag: Generational relationships

January 18, 2026 / Mohammed looti

INVOLVED GRANDPARENT

An Involved Grandparent: The Impact of Grandparental Involvement on Child Development Grandparents are a key part of the family and can have a significant impact on the development of children. Numerous studies have shown that grandparental involvement can be beneficial to the social, emotional, and cognitive development of children (Belsky, 2013; Gaskins, 2013; Schoppe-Sullivan & […]

December 5, 2025 / Mohammed looti

FAMILY ROMANCE

Definition and Conceptual Framework The concept of Family Romance, while bearing a name familiar to psychoanalytic theory, is broadly utilized in sociological and family studies to describe an intricate and complex relational phenomenon characterized by the functional assumption of parental roles. Fundamentally, it is defined as a relationship existing between two or more individuals wherein […]