Long gone is the little red schoolhouse where children had the same teacher for several years. Now children spend their time in school learning from a series of teachers whose teaching methods differ. Grandparents as mentors for grandkids. Grandparents as mentors fill a role in their grandkid's life. But most often children go from one teacher's style of teaching to the next teacher's style, causing confusion.
Mentors create a sense of permanence in the world of learning.
Aunts and uncles are scattered and usually concerned with their own families. So, enter the grandparent. Patient, loving, and able and willing to make time for a child. The perfect mentor. To mentor your grandchildren is different from teaching your grandchildren.