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What we learn from our grandparents?
Kindness feels great. There’s no-one kinder than your grandparents who spoil you with treats, compliments and a warm atmosphere. You want to feel loved in the same way that you love them and once you’ve displayed just an ounce of their infectious kindness to others, you get why they do it.
What role do grandparents play in a child’s life?
Grandparents teach young children. They help children learn by playing, talking and reading together while giving them focused attention. And they teach more directly by telling stories and sharing family and cultural traditions.
Why are more people becoming grandparents?
As life expectancy rises, more and more people are becoming grandparents, living to see their grandchildren grow up, and watching their grandchildren have children of their own.
Why do grandparents help their grandchildren with school supplies?
One possible cause is that financial involvement of grandparents provides parents with the resources to encourage educational development. If parents are less preoccupied with financial problems, they have more time to devote to helping their children with homework and can more easily provide school supplies.
What happens to grandparents when they retire?
Most grandparents experience a period of time when they still have their own children living at home. Grandparents may also be caring for elderly parents 8. As the year’s progress, grandparents generally retire and often husbands pass away.
The research was published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence, using data collected from 408 families with children in the fifth grade. It indicates when grandparents are involved in their grandchildren’s daily lives, the children are more social and more involved in school.