This chapter analyses the intergenerational transfers between grandparents and grandchildren in Spain using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe 2004–17 and the Dependent Care Survey (2014). The chapter first provides an overview of the basic demographic characteristics of the child population in Spain (0–17 years), its evolution from the early years of the demographic transition as well as the projections for the next 20 years. Second, it examines the material contribution of grandparents to the well-being of their grandchildren, both in the form of care and as economic resources. The results show that the intensity of care among grandparents is much more intense in Spain than in other European countries. Likewise, care arrangements generate a type of special relationship between children and other family members, where grandchildren play the role of ‘mediators’ between the other two generations.
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Front Matter
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Part I: Current changes in children’s forms of living
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Part II: Child poverty and children’s well-being in Southern Europe
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Part III: Migrant children and children on the move
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Part IV: Conclusions
