Robert J. Morgan Children's children are a crown to the aged. Several years ago, after one of my daughters returned from a week at my mother's house, I asked her what she had best liked about the experience. He claims that grandparents can offer an emotional safety net when parents falter. They pass on traditions in the form of stories, songs, games, skills, and crafts. What many grandchildren appreciate most is the relaxed rhythm of life at Grandma's and Grandpa's.
Grandparents are, after all, grand parents.
As I researched the subject of grandparenting I discovered some interesting facts, the first being that grandparents aren't necessarily old. There are 60 million grandparents in America today, and the number is accelerating rapidly because baby boomers are entering the grandparenting years. And we're finding that grandparenting is more complicated than it used to be. Twelve states now allow grandparents to petition for visitation rights without prerequisites. Support groups exist to give grandparents advice on legal actions.