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Coparenting in kinship Families With Incarcerated Mothers: A Qualitative Study.
Fam Soc
January 2011
School of Social Work, and director, Florida Kinship Center.
Article Synopsis
- The number of incarcerated mothers has increased over the past 20 years, with many of their children being raised by maternal grandmothers.
- The study explored the coparenting relationships between these incarcerated mothers and their mothers (the grandmothers), based on interviews with 24 pairs of mothers and grandmothers.
- The research found various successful and unsuccessful coparenting dynamics, suggesting the need for better family assessments, improved educational programs in jails, and extended support for coparenting after release.