[wbarmy]

Show the studies. Especially about grandparents.

[Varda]

Do a general search on the subject. It's been studied for many years. It's the basic reason the ghetto is like it is. That's not to say individuals can't beat the odds but the odds are against them

"Risk of Psychological Difficulties Among Children Raised by Custodial Grandparents - Similar to other children in kinship care arrangements, custodial grandchildren are reported by their caregivers to have higher levels of behavioral and emotional disturbances than children in the overall U.S. population."link

[Nailbiter]

Not to be harsh but one only needs to look to African American communities to see harsh realities of grandparents rain grand children