Grandparenting 21st Century Style! Give a GRAND Gift BY CHERYL HARBOUR A special section for new and expecting grandparents A re you ready for this GRAND new role? Maybe the news that you're about to become a grandparent for the first time or again has hit you suddenly...or maybe you've been wishing for grandchildren for a while. Now that it's happening, you'll want to jump right in with enthusiasm. Knowing what you need to know, and anticipating some of the questions and issues that may arise, will give you a head start. 23 GRAND NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2017 We all bring lessons from our past Some people have vivid memories of their grandparents: The grandmother who let you help her in the garden, the grandfather who taught you how to ride a bike. Not all of us are lucky enough to have those warm memories, but we HAD parents and we WERE parents. The wait for your new grandchild is a good time to think about how you were parented, as well as what kinds of experiences you had when you were parenting your own children. Most people who are grandparents today were raised at a time when women and men had prescribed roles. Fathers typically worked long hours outside the house, and mothers primarily were responsible for home and kids. Dad was often the disciplinarian Continued on next pagehttp://www.grandsub.com https://www.facebook.com/GRANDmagazine/ https://www.twitter.com/grandMmagazine