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When it comes to childcare, grandparents are the least stressful option for mum and dad

  • Written by Brendan Churchill, Research Fellow in Sociology, University of Melbourne
Around 40% of grandparents look after their grandchildren at least once a week.Shutterstock

As any mother or father will tell you, being a parent is hard. Being successful at it is highly dependent on the personal and material resources of parents, and the emotional, mental and physical needs of children.

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