Category: Grandchildren

How the Pandemic Has Changed Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships

by Ken Canfield, PhD | Ask the Experts, Grandchildren, Grandparenting Challenges, Healthy Relationships, Research | 0 |

Some significant insights about how the pandemic has changed grandparents’ relationships with their grandchildren — from our recent survey on grandparents and the pandemic.

Inspiring Video: Grandchildren Bring New Beginnings

by GrandkidsMatter | Grandchildren, Grandfathers, Grandkids' Parents, New Grandparents, Videos | 0 |

This video challenges us to think about beginnings and endings. Can’t most of us identify with that grandfather’s thoughts as he anticipates and celebrates the birth of his first grandchild?

Spoiling: The Good & the Bad

by GrandkidsMatter | Grandchildren, Grandkids' Parents, Grandparenting Challenges | 0 |

We love doing and giving things that make our grandkids’ faces light up with joy, but the treats are special because they aren’t constant or overwhelming, and so they’re more appreciated and remembered.

What a Grandparent’s Unconditional Love Does

by Ken Canfield, PhD | Grandchildren, Grandmothers, Healthy Relationships | 0 |

When we are healthy, mature grandparents functioning well in the family, love and grace become the driving forces of our relationships with our grands.