Some 3 million children are raised by them
(NEWSER) - As our economy sank, the number of children being raised by their grandparents rose. A Pew Research Center analysis of census data found that 2.9 million American kids are being raised by grandma and grandpa—up 16% from 2000. But one period in that decade, 2007 to 2008, saw a 6% surge. Though the arrangements can come about due to everything from incarceration to teen pregnancy to overseas deployment, "clearly something was going on" in those years, says a Pew researcher. "We don't have the data to explicitly state that this is related to recession, but it's a very educated guess." More»
