It's impossible for a grandmother to understand that few people, and maybe none, will find her grandchild as endearing as she does." — Janet Lanese Finally, being in charge of the grandparent names gives you an opportunity to carry on traditions from your own childhood. "My father is Gramf, since that's what we called my grandfather," says one mom. When your child chooses the grandparents' names Caspari, R. (2012). "The Evolution of Grandparents". Scientific American. 22 (2): 38–43. doi: 10.1038/scientificamericanhuman1112-38. PMID 21827124.

Taking care of grandchildren can also have benefits on grandparents’ emotional health. As an example, many grandparents start to feel a sense of purpose and meaning in life again after their retirement; as another example, their ties with their adult children and grandchildren are also strengthened. [39] Many grandparents also think of the caregiving experience as positive because it provides another chance for them to make up mistakes they made with their own children and give them more opportunities to educate their grandchildren and improve their parenting styles. [40] Cultural comparisons [ edit ] Grandmother and her granddaughter Grandparent-maintained households: A grandparent who is in charge of the household. In this type of household, the parents may or may not be present. [10] In the US, 33% of children who live in a grandparent-maintained household have only the grandparents present; this is comparable to another 30% who live with a grandmother and one or more parents. [10] A grandparent stops noticing the mistakes of their children because they become so enchanted with the wonderful things their grandchildren do." Doyle M, O’Dywer C, Timonen V. “How can you just cut off a whole side of the family and say move on?” The reshaping of paternal grandparent‐grandchild relationships following divorce or separation in the middle generation. Family Rel. 2010;59(5):587-98. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00625.xTo be sure, many still opt for the traditional Grandma and Grandpa (and their close cousins, Grammy, Gramsie, Nana, or Grampy, Papa, Poppy, Pop Pop, and so on). “There are some individuals who cherish memories of grandparents who they felt exceptionally close to,” says Dr. Klausner, “and relish the tradition of transitioning into this new phase of life.” In their defence, they couldn’t have prevented it. Not before it happened anyway. They couldn’t have known that they shouldn’t leave me alone downstairs while they chatted happily just several metres away. They couldn’t have known that they should have told me from a young age to “scream for help and run if someone touches you here or here“. And for that, I’ve never blamed them. The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent." — Sam Levenson Edmonds Crewe, Sandra (2007-01-01). "Different Pathways to a Common Destiny". Journal of Health & Social Policy. 22 (3–4): 199–214. doi: 10.1300/J045v22n03_13. ISSN 0897-7186. PMID 17855247. S2CID 35769425.

Louis Theroux reveals he's considering a major step to 'continue his career' after losing his eyebrows to a health condition Tommy Fury fails to mention fiancée Molly-Mae Hague as he pays tribute to their daughter Bambi on return to the UK after partying in Abu Dhabi When it seems the world can’t understand, your grandmother’s there to hold your hand.” — Joyce K. Allen Logan Earlier research kind of ignored grandpas in favor of grandmas, who were thought to have a more significant impact on grandchildren. This makes sense: Women traditionally are more responsible for childrearing, more socialized to put greater focus on family relationships, and statistically, they live longer than grandfathers and therefore have more time to influence grand-offspring. ( Researchers debate the legitimacy of the “grandmother effect,” however, which is the theory that menopause helped improve humans’ chances for survival because grandmas could help raise grandkids once grandmothers became infertile.)Coulthard, Carmen Caldas; Moon, Rosamund (2016). "Grandmother, gran, gangsta granny: semiotic representations of grandmotherhood". Gender and Language. 10 (3): 309–339. doi: 10.1558/genl.v10i3.32036. Xu, Ling; Tang, Fengyan; Li, Lydia W.; Dong, Xin Qi (2017-07-01). "Grandparent Caregiving and Psychological Well-Being Among Chinese American Older Adults—The Roles of Caregiving Burden and Pressure". The Journals of Gerontology: Series A. 72 (suppl_1): S56–S62. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glw186. ISSN 1079-5006. PMID 28575256. Grandparents are often more than just close relatives: they can act as a friend and even as a second mother or father. Spending time with them gives you that feeling of childhood warmth and innocence no matter how old you are. In other words, they’re really, really special. That’s exactly why you don’t want to miss out on National Grandparents Day. While the holiday may not garner as much attention as Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, it’s still the perfect opportunity to shower your grandparents with love in the form of gifts and extended visits. The absolute least you can do for them is to buy them a nice card, and use a heartwarming quote for National Grandparents Day inside of it to show them how much you care. Or even just use a quote in a social media post dedicated to them. My Grandmother would say, 'Make sure you look good. Make sure you speak well. Make sure you mean that Southern gentleman that I've taught you to be.'" — Jamie Foxx Musil, Carol; Warner, Camille; Zauszniewski, Jaclene; Wykle, May; Standing, Theresa (2008-11-19). "Grandmother Caregiving, Family Stress and Strain, and Depressive Symptoms". Western Journal of Nursing Research. 31 (3): 389–408. doi: 10.1177/0193945908328262. PMC 2883890. PMID 19261805.

And then there are the monikers that are totally unique. Jeff Brodsky requested to be called Jefe (pronounce Heff-ay), Spanish for chief. “My 6th grade Spanish teacher called me that and I always liked it,” he says. (His wife Lori is a Mimi). And after she developed a fascination with an etching depicting the Duchess of Marlborough, Sharon Polan declared that she would be called Duchy by her grandkids. “I was in my 50s when my first grandson was born, and I just didn’t see myself as a granny,” she explains. (Her husband eschewed Duke for Pop Pop.) Suzan Rose similarly saw herself as not old enough to be “the little gray haired lady with the bun.” By request, her three grandkids call her Boo, a shortened version of her invented play name, “Boonita the Sweeta.” Her husband Martin answers to Pops. If your baby has multiple sets of grandparents and step-grandparents, you may want to use matching names for each couple, which have a certain ring to them and can certainly make things less confusing. Some examples: Gram and Gramps, Nanny and Pappy, Lolly and Pop. On the other hand, I’m relieved that they didn’t. I can’t imagine having to face the embarrassment and the humiliation. More importantly, I also can’t imagine handling the rejection if they all knew but still did nothing about it. Or worse still, didn’t believe me.Arber, Sara; Timonen, Virpi (2012). "Grandparenting in the 21st century: New directions". In Arber, Sara; Timonen, Virpi (eds.). Contemporary Grandparenting: Changing Family Relationships in Global Contexts. Great Britain: The Policy Press. pp.247–264. Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven't thought of yet.” — Gene Perret When step-grandparents are part of the family dynamics (and un-pairing and re-pairing having occurred) it’s a mixed bag of names and relationships.

Grandmas, Grandmas and Grandpas, holding your hand's all I need, I wish I had y'all, with me, whoa woo-woo I grew up with my grandparents around. I think that's important for a child. If for no other reason than to hear stories about their parents when they were children." — Al Roker

No one who has not known that inestimable privilege can possibly realize what good fortune it is to grow up in a home where there are grandparents." — Suzanne La Follette