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Co-residing grandparents would generally be regarded as beneficial to modern families. Grandparents can help with the general running of the household--cooking, cleaning and child-minding--allowing younger adult members of the household to spend more time in the paid labor force. Grandparents almost invariably have close emotional ties with their grandchildren and are most often very supportive (Silverstein & Marenco, 2001). Grandparents are one of the most highly regarded sources of social support to families (Findler, 2000). The grandparent-grandchild relationship is generally based on love, mutual support, respect and obligation (Kemp, 2005). The presence of ...