This is a little off-topic for this site, but there is a growing number of grandparents who are caring for their grandchildren, and apparently that may be the safest place for at risk children.
According to a study published in the November 2008 issue of Pediatrics, when children are cared for by their grandmother, their risk of injury is cut in half. Research conducted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examined the relationship between the care grandparents give and childhood injury rates.
The care grandparents provided was found to be safer than parents or other caregivers such as daycare.
Because injuries are the number one cause of death for children in the U.S., it is important to understand the relationship between the style of care provided by parents and by grandparents to help authorities determine who keeps the child when protective services are involved.
By analyzing the data and performing further research in this area, better living conditions and protection for at risk children can be determined.
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