Most adoption research is about the relationships between parents and children. But a new study was recently conducted by the Haifa School of Social School on the relationship between children and grandparents. Fifteen grandparents participated in the research, which was conducted by the Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies at the University of Haifa in Haifa, Israel.

"The research identified five stages in the development of emotional relationships between grandparents and their adopted grandchildren."

In the final stage, grandparents demonstrated emotions which showed that their viewed their adopted grandchildren as an "inseparable member of the family." Read more at Adoption.com.

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