More than Grand - A Grandparenting Blog

Parents need more than an enthusiastic grandparent—they need a partner they can count on. Learn what parents really want from you, and how to become the grandparent they welcome into every part of their child's life.‍ ‍

How do you balance caring for aging parents, supporting adult children with new babies, staying connected to the ones without children, building a relationship with your grandchild, and still having some life of your own? It's a real question from a real reader—and it deserves a better answer than "ask for help." ‍ ‍

To your grandchild, "we'll go to the zoo next visit" and "I'd love to take you to the zoo sometime" mean exactly the same thing. Both are promises. Here's what a grandparent's promise means to a child, and what to say when one gets broken.‍ ‍

Want to send your grandchild a care package, but know their parents don't want more clutter? Rather than a box of treats and toys, these five themed packages are built around an experience—delighting parents as much as the children.‍ ‍