What supports help multi-generational families navigate gaps in our culture?
Parenting is challenging. It grows more complicated when it crosses a generational gap. New technology , societal bias, and legal systems often compound the difficulties these families experience.
Michelle Anderson of the Appalachian Council of Governments and Pam Meeker-Stolz from Alliance of Relative Caregivers join the podcast to talk about tools that help a growing number of grandparents and caregivers raising children.
What we talked about:
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How communities can support grandparent-parents and kinship carers as they navigate expectations
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Ways we can listen to families experiencing multi-tiered traumas
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How to help alleviate the isolation, stigmas, and negative stereotypes that many experience doing second-round parenting experience
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Why connecting to others with similar stories is key to bridging the social divide and finding sustaining support.