{"id":408,"date":"2017-04-17T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T18:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/blog\/?p=408"},"modified":"2017-04-17T11:00:12","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T17:00:12","slug":"7-reasons-kids-need-grandparents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/17\/7-reasons-kids-need-grandparents\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Reasons Why Kids Need Their Grandparents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grandparents offer kids much more than a kindly pat on the head and home-baked cookies. Research is increasingly proving that children who enjoy active relationships with their grandparents reap multiple benefits, from gaining a sense of family history to being happier than those who grow up without access to their parents\u2019 parents. Here are a few of the many reasons you should be glad if your child has grandparents in his or her life.<\/p>\n

Values and Wisdom<\/strong><\/p>\n

You do your best to instill values and morality in your children, and it\u2019s true that parents are the biggest influence in a child\u2019s life. Grandparents have a key role to play in a child\u2019s value development as well. The stories, lessons, and wisdom grandparents share about life can have a significant impact on your child\u2019s moral development.<\/p>\n

Pillars of Support<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grandparents are always there to lend support when a child needs to cry or complain\u2014even if the child is complaining about you. This can work to your advantage: when a child is convinced you\u2019re being horribly unfair, grandparents offer a sympathetic ear, but can have a good chance of explaining your reasoning in a way children are more willing to hear.<\/p>\n

Grandparents Make Great Friends<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a parent, you can\u2019t always be your child\u2019s friend, and other children\u2019s friendships often come with peer pressure and expectations. Grandparents don\u2019t have to worry about school or social situations as much as you do, and offer companionship without peer pressure.<\/p>\n

Mentors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Children are eager to learn new skills, and grandparents can make excellent mentors. Perhaps your father has a way of teaching a child to tie shoes that works better than yours. Perhaps Grandma has more time to help a child with math homework than tired parents. Or maybe a child discovers a love of woodworking, sewing, or heck, particle physics because of a skill they admire in a grandparent.<\/p>\n

Links to Family History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your parents might not be too pleased to be called a link to the past, but from a child\u2019s perspective that\u2019s just what a grandparent is. Children who spend time with grandparents listen to family stories, tales of the way things were, and get a sense of family history and lineage that kids without grandparents often miss out on.<\/p>\n

Stability<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grandparents offer a sense of stability in an ever-changing world. This is especially true for children whose parents divorce. In the midst of watching their parents separate, knowing grandma or papa are there can be a huge comfort. But life changes don\u2019t have to be as traumatic as divorce to throw a child off-balance. A parent\u2019s new job (or period of unemployment), a change of school, or a move to a new town can all leave a child feeling off-balance and upset. Again, when life gets confusing or upsetting, it helps knowing nana is there.<\/p>\n

Happier kids<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally, kids with grandparents tend to be happier and more emotionally stable. Oxford University researchers discovered children with grandparents who are actively involved with them are significantly happier than their grandparent-less peers. And a Boston University study reveals kids who grew up with grandparents experienced lower than average rates of depression.<\/p>\n

Grandparents do so much for your children, why not give them a gift that shows you\u2014and their grandchild\u2014appreciate them. Told from your child\u2019s perspective, My Super-Bestest Grandparent<\/a> offers a delightful description of how much your child loves nana and papa, with the child and grandparent\u2019s name included throughout the lively, superlative-filled text.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Grandparents offer kids much more than a kindly pat on the head and home-baked cookies. Research is increasingly proving that children who enjoy active relationships with their grandparents reap multiple benefits, from gaining a sense of family history to being happier than those who grow up without access to their parents\u2019 parents. Here are a few of the many reasons you should be glad if your child has grandparents in his or her life. Values <\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n7 Reasons Why Kids Need Their Grandparents | I See Me!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There is no question that the bond between your kids & their grandparents is special. 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