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Grandparents Help Grandkids in Many Ways – but The Reverse May Be True Too

November 12, 2024

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5-15 mins
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New data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging highlights the importance of grandchildren in grandparents’ lives, suggesting that having grandchildren and seeing them regularly may have a link to older adults’ mental health and risk of loneliness. Kate Bauer, Ph.D., an associate professor in the U-M School of Public Health who worked with the poll team, discusses the findings and potential positive effects of grandparenting.

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