Which term best describes grandparents who raise their grandchildren often due to parental inability?

• A. Remote/distant grandparents
• B. Involved grandparents
• C. Surrogate grandparents
• D. Compassionate/fun-loving grandparents

Answer: (C)

Grandparents who end up raising their grandchildren because the parents can’t provide care are taking on the parental role for the child. That’s why the term surrogate grandparents fits best here—it describes grandparents who substitute for the missing parent, providing day-to-day care, housing, and guidance. The other descriptors don’t capture the caregiving arrangement: remote/distant grandparents imply little contact, involved grandparents describe active participation but not necessarily full-time raising, and compassionate/fun-loving describes personality or warmth rather than the caregiving role. In this context, surrogate grandparents center on the substitution of the parent role by the grandparent.