There’s no “quick fix” when it comes to bonding with our grandkids. It takes time, and that’s okay because we grandparents are in it for the long run.
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.
The Praying Grandmother (& Grandfather)
There’s nothing quite like the image of the praying grandmother. Numerous people talk about the deep and long-term impact of their grandma’s faithful prayers on their lives in general and especially on their faith.
Simple Time with Grandkids
Usually it doesn’t take anything complicated or extravagant to bond with our grandkids and experience joy along with it.
Grandfathers: Speak Words of Blessing
Grandpa Clinton made one statement about Trish that stayed with her for her whole life, even through her adulthood.
Keeping Your Grandkids Will Shake Up Your Schedule
We’re always grateful for opportunities to help our adult kids and spend focused time with a grandchild, but this experience revealed a challenge that I hadn’t fully appreciated before, at least to this degree.
Raising Your Grandkids: Stories & Wisdom from Grandmothers
To help more people understand the plight of grandparents who are raising their grandkids, here are some comments from women who have been there, as well as some best practices about how to handle this situation.
Grandparents Day: You Deserve to Be Recognized
We wholeheartedly support Grandparents’ Day because Grandkids Matter. It’s regrettable that the vital influence of grandmas and grandpas is still so often minimized or overlooked.
Grandparents: You Are Teachers
The teaching role may be one of important roles grandparents play—maybe the most important. To think of yourself as less than a teacher might mean missing out on a great grandparenting privilege.
Bridging the Gap: 4 Ways to Get Along with Your Children … So You Can Enjoy Your Grandchildren
Since physical and emotional access to our grandchildren often hinges on our relationship with the parents, it helps us to have a cooperative or even harmonious relationship with them.
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