We enjoy connecting with our grandkids and helping as we’re able. It’s the longer times with them that often catch us by surprise.
Connecting hearts,
Uniting generations
At the National Association for Grandparenting, we seek to validate and empower grandparents as they bond with future generations in meaningful ways and leave a lasting positive legacy.
A Grandparenting Epiphany: “I Could Do More”
Life is short, and opportunities with our grandchildren should not be missed. Being a connected grandparent gives us purpose.
5 Reasons Grandparents Are Important to Grandkids
NANA’S HOUSE by Teresa Kindred: “A high level of grandparental involvement increases the well-being of children.”
Grandparents: How Are You Modeling Values?
Children are natural observers, and they can learn powerful, lasting lessons from watching how we live and what we stand for.
Some Good Things About Distance Between You & Your Grandkids
That special relationship depends on some distance and puts grandparents in a key position to influence their grandkids.
Grandkids and Education: Ways We Can Be Team Players
There are numerous people involved in shaping each child, and we should consider ourselves important members of that team.
Unique Investments: What’s Your ‘Secret Sauce’?
You can’t really explain why, but these activities just work with you and your grandchildren. Like magic.
A Purpose for Our Later Years
Most of all, these years are for loving, building up, teaching and sharing our heritage with our children’s children.
4 Unique Things We Do for Our Grandkids
From a practical standpoint, we provide some benefits because of our unique perspective on our grandchildren’s lives.
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Ask The Expert
Grandparents: Our Best Years Are Not Behind Us
From Dr. Ken Canfield: There aren’t too many great things about getting older, but having grandchildren is definitely one of them.
Video: Grandparents Sharing Our Wisdom & Faith
Dr. Ken Canfield talks about the two words grandparents need to embrace when it comes to offering advice to grandkids’ parents.
Speak Blessings to Your Grandkids
One of the great privileges of our role as grandparents is to bless our grandchildren through our words. Nancy is a devoted grandma …
