- Researchers study how grandparents and grandchildren talk together.
- The research is done in the St. Louis area.
- The study follows people as they become grandparents.
- Grandparents now talk with grandchildren more than before.
- Many conversations happen by phone, text, or online.
- Grandmothers speak with grandchildren more than grandfathers.
- Grandmothers often talk about jobs, friends, social change.
- Black grandparents talk more about race and identity.
- These conversations can help both children and older adults.
Difficult words
- researcher — A person who studies information and factsResearchers
- study — A careful look at a topic or group
- follow — To watch or check something over timefollows
- conversation — A talk between two or more peopleconversations
- identity — A person's sense of who they are
- social change — Big changes in how people live together
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