Finally, being in charge of the grandparent names gives you an opportunity to carry on traditions from your own childhood. "My father is Gramf, since that's what we called my grandfather," says one mom. When your child chooses the grandparents' names Many parents are happier entrusting their children to their grandma than to anyone else. (Grandpas do much less child care, though more than in the past.) Grandparents love the kids, do not need paying and are often available at short notice. In Mexico grandmothers help look after nearly 40% of children under six. During an average week in America, 50% of very young children and 35% of primary-schoolers see a grandparent.

A child needs a grandparent, anybody’s grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world.” — Charles and Ann Morse Leaving your beauty routine out in the cold? Three beauty experts on the skin, hair and nail tips they're giving their celebrity clients this winter Paedophile teacher who abducted 15-year-old schoolgirl and fled to France is fired from his new job at a Kent bakery after employers learn about his 'sensitive history'Even if grandparents are willing babysitters, new parents might, for example, worry they could drop the baby if they’ve had a fall recently or that they might forget care instructions if they’re having cognitive issues. Or grandparents might simply have wildly different notions than parents about what is acceptable care and supervision. How to Parent Like a Grandma or Grandpa We hear lots of stories where grandparents go to a store and buy a smartphone so they can keep in touch with kids and grandkids." — Jan Koum The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent." — Sam Levenson

In exceptional circumstances, the right to maintain personal relations may also be granted to other persons, in particular, to members of the family, provided that this is in the best interests of the child." [61] Another mom says, "My kids call my husband's stepfather Murph, after his last name, Murphy. I think it's super cute and it eliminates any 'issues.'"Grandparent-maintained households: A grandparent who is in charge of the household. In this type of household, the parents may or may not be present. [10] In the US, 33% of children who live in a grandparent-maintained household have only the grandparents present; this is comparable to another 30% who live with a grandmother and one or more parents. [10] Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete.” — Marcy DeMaree The relationship between grandparent and grandchild is a sacred one unique in its own right. When a newborn comes into the family, they usually have at least two generations' unconditional love. Grandparents are there for their children's children as they grow up from wanting to curl up in grandpa's lap, to asking grandma for life advice. Grandparent quotes capture the beautiful relationship between grandma, grandpa, and grandchild. Young people need something stable to hang on to — a culture connection, a sense of their own past, a hope for their own future. Most of all, they need what grandparents can give them." — Jay Kesler