Yu points out that "generation gap" is naturally wide in this sort of family, and it becomes pronounced during adolescence, when it becomes harder and harder for the grandparents to control their grandchildren. What's more, the elderly often lack the energy to deal with youngsters as they would wish. Hence they are even more in need of educational support services.
尤清梅指出，祖孫兩代生活作息原本差距就大、「代溝」問題嚴重，特別是正值青春期的孩子，越發難以管教，加上祖父母體力差，很多事情有心無力，因此更需要學校輔導體系的關注與支援。