美国祖父母很忙：照顾五个以上的孙子女
<p><span word="Generational">Generational</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>。</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 50 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="financially">financially</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>'<span word="s">s</span>' <span word="upbringing">upbringing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 11 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grandchild">grandchild</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="AARP">AARP</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lobbying">lobbying</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="for">for</span> 36 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="showed">showed</span>。</p><p><span word="Forty">Forty</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="was">was</span> 69, <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $500 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>. <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="accounted">accounted</span> <span word="for">for</span> 53 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="for">for</span> 37 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dental">dental</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="for">for</span> 23 <span word="percent">percent</span>。</p><p><span word="Sixteen">Sixteen</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="daycare">daycare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>。</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="necessities">necessities</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Amy">Amy</span> <span word="Goyer">Goyer</span>, <span word="AARP">AARP</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="multigenerational">multigenerational</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="expert">expert</span>。</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="daycare">daycare</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="school">school</span>。</p><p><span word="Overall">Overall</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1,904 <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="within">within</span> 50 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="one">one</span>。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Woelfel">Woelfel</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span>. <span word="also">also</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="keyed">keyed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preferred">preferred</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="communicating">communicating</span>。</p>
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