Grandparenting – Truly “Grand” Parenting!
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Grandparents have several roles with their grandchildren. When the child’s parents are not available, grandparents are the only ones who provide care on regular basis.
Sometimes parents do not have adequate time to take responsibility for their children and thus the caring and daily routine tasks like dropping to school or feeding or dressing up the children falls on the grandparents.
Grand parenting is not a simple task. Grandparent plays one set of role with one grandchild and another role with other grandchild depending on situation. Grandparent ‘s responsibility may be different with their daughter's children than with their son’s children depending upon their relationship with their daughters-in-laws. Sometimes in the minds of grandchildren, a feeling of jealousy can pitch in because it is perceived that one of grandchild receive more consideration than other one. Sometimes the various roles played by grandparents are not necessarily played by their own choice, but they do so because of some problems within the family structure.
Grandparents play an important role in caring and teaching their grandchildren these days. Grand parenting is no more innate to parents than parenting or pregnancy. Becoming a grandparent has all sorts of implications for relationships, for identity, and for financial considerations. They play an important role in the formation of their grandchildren's character and their point of view on life. But many grandparents are separated from their children and grandchildren because of their family problems. This doesn’t let children to be with them and learn life lessons from them. It is grandparent’s responsibility to stay connected to their family.
There are some tips for being a good grandparent, those are:
- Don’t bribe your grandchildren with sweets for any reason.
- Never criticize your grandchild‘s behavior. Give them a specific advice, which will not spoil the relationship you share.
- Show them that there are alternatives to TV like card games, board games and puzzles which will sharpen their minds as well as outdoor games which are necessary for physical well-being.
- You need to give some instruction to your grandchild like feeding schedules, bedtime, television programs and much more.
- Do some unusual things with them which can stick into their memory.
