Similarly, our parents may not have done many things that we will be expected to do for our children. Thus, there are no set rules or guidelines for parenting. It is a daunting task to be responsible for moulding your offspring into well-rounded, happy individuals and it does not help to have your own or your spouse s parents constantly looking over your shoulder, telling you how they could do a better job. Often parents and grandparents get into a situation where they are competing at parenting. All parents want to be the best parents that they can.
New parents are possessive about their babies.
They are feeling their way around and this makes them insecure and vulnerable. The better the grandparent was as a parent, the more threatened the new parents feel as they feel the pressure to live up to those standards. In my time or If it was me, While there is no disputing the fact that grandparents do have more experience than fledgling parents, grandparents should remember that times have changed and they only hurt their children by constant criticism. They are sending out a message that they think that their children are neither competent, nor caring enough to be good parents. One does not become a supermom or a superdad from the minute the baby is born.