Making the Transition

Moving Your Grandchild Into Your Home

Raising your grandchild can be both rewarding and challenging. The transition to this new relationship can be stressful for the entire family. While your grandchildren are getting used to a new home and caregiver, you must readjust to the responsibilities of parenting. The adjustment will take time and patience on everybody's part. But with some planning and a lot of understanding, you can adapt to the challenges of raising your grandchildren.

Moving to a new home brings a variety of emotions and feelings for any child. Like adults, children grieve for the people, places and things they are leaving behind. For many children, moving into their grandparents's house is complicated by other stresses, such as the loss of regular contact with a parent.

Don't be surprised if your grandchildren feel sadness during the transition to your home. Treating your grandchild's feelings with sensitivity will help make the adjustment a little easier. Keep in mind that children of different ages will need different kinds of support to deal with this transition.

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The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences