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Grandparents Raising Children - A Population At Risk

By Susan Barnett

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Hudson Valley, NY – When Marian Robinson moved into the White House with the Obamas to help care for her grandchildren, the issue of multi-generational households became high profile. But there is a growing number of retired adults who are now parenting their grandchildren by themselves...and that's creating a unique set of challenges. Hudson Valley bureau chief Susan Barnett reports.