And be available to them on their terms. Being with a teenager will keep you young, healthy and vital and a bit tired. Grandparents offer a safe sanctuary for teenagers When problems exist, an understanding, compassionate, nurturing and stress-free environment that grandparents can offer is just what teenagers need. Your grandchild's problems can be respectfully heard, and advice can be freely given and received while watching a TV program together and eating popcorn, or on a drive to a sporting event or a shopping spree. Grandma's is always a good place to go.
Parents benefit too.
Grandparents can offer a safe and secure respite for parents by giving the parents respite. A weekend at Grandma's can mean that Mom and Dad can go off for much needed, although brief, second honeymoon. Grandparents and Religious Differences. When Your Grandchild Is Not Being Raised In Your Religion With the significant increase in interfaith marriages, many grandparents are anguishing because their grandchildren are being raised with religious beliefs different from their own, or no religion at all. This can be both disorienting and disappointing to grandparents whose children intermarry with spouses from other religious orientations.