Principles of Better Grandparenting A good grandparent is devoted to the family and has a vision of the family as extending from the past into the future, and that the grandparent's role is to assure it's quality and safety, by deed, attitude and example. A good grandparent grows in the role using the wisdom, experience and long view of life conferred by age to benefit all. Grandparenting is a stage of life that calls for maturity and selflessness, and an understanding and forgiving nature. When a parent becomes a grandparent they become a guardian of two generations of their family. Being a grandparent gives important meaning to later life.
Good grandparents convene family conferences to set standards and iron out disagreements.
The qualities of a good grandparent are of the spirit. They include selflessness, altruism, loving, caring, supportive, non-judgmental, tolerant, accepting all the changes and generational difference. Grandparents and Teenagers Grandparenting a teenager is very different from grandparenting a younger grandchild Teen-age grandchildren can sometimes have a tough time of it. Grandparents are especially important at this time of life. They can help teenagers by dealing with them both directly, through their relationship and indirectly by supporting their parents, and sometimes becoming a buffer to ease family conflict.