One way of filling the need for grandparents

Nana Carey with Lais, Chloe and Saskia

Nana Carey with Lais, Chloe and Saskia แนน แครี คุณย่าอาสา และเด็กๆ Source: SBS

More than a third of Australians have both parents born overseas, which can severely limit contact with older family members in a different country. It's not only the children who miss that contact - grandparents overseas also feel the impact of having family far away. But there are people trying to fill that need with surrogate grandparents.



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One way of filling the need for grandparents | SBS Thai