GRAND Magazine - Fall 2022 - 6

grandparenting
We have been polling the registered course members,
and here are some of the things we have learned:
parents who are in their 40s to many in their 80s-some* All ages are registering for the course-from grandwith
one grandchild (or expecting their first one) and others
with 20 or more-and this variety lets us all learn from each
other.
together, but a significant number of single grandparents* Over 80% are married, and many do the course
are registered.
under 10% living in other countries.* Members are spread throughout the U.S., with just
500 miles away, and 51% have at least one living within 10* 62% have at least one grandchild who lives more than
miles of their home.
they " Don't want to re-discover the wheel on how to grand* In listing their reasons for taking the course, 51% say
-
parent. " 41% say they don't feel they are proactive enough.
19% say they have a serious worry about a grandchild. And
35% say they feel like they are missing out and want to be
more involved.
you? " 58% checked " Supremely Important, one of the three* On the question " How important is Grandparenting to
most important things in my life " and another 39% checked
" Very Important. "
kids, with 5 being " extremely close " most said they were a 3.* In ranking from 1-5 how close they feel to their grandtheir
grandkids. 39% said they were* 89% said they wanted to become more involved with
very interested in providing
financial help that did not " entitle, " 78% in learning
to give advice that did not step on parent's toes, 75% in
helping in-law kids feel part of the family, 71% in connecting
grandkids to ancestors, 38% in improving their
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empty-nest marriage, and 92% in building trusting relationships
with individual grandkids.
What is your core goal as a grandparent? What is the most* Course members also respond to questions like:
fun you have ever had with grandkids? What is the most
important thing you want to teach your grandkids? How
do you help them financially? How do you help them spiritually
or morally? What is your biggest current grandparenting
challenge? What do you want your grandchildren
to remember you for? What is the funniest moment you
remember with a grandchild? What is the best grandparenting
idea you have ever had?
The bottom line is that there is huge (and ever-growing)
interest out there in the art and skill of good, differencemaking
grandparenting! Hats off to Christine and GRAND
Magazine for helping to meet this interest and providing
a forum for the discussion of grandparenting issues and
ideas. And for an even deeper dive into those issues and
ideas, we invite you to register for the 6-month course (you
can enter the course at any time because the classes repeat)
at www.Grandparenting101.com.
The Eyres' parenting and life-balance
books have reached millions and
been translated into a dozen
languages. As fellow baby
boomers, their passion and their
writing focus have now shifted
to the joy of grandparenting.
Linda's latest book is
Grandmothering, and Richard's is
Being a Proactive Grandfather, and their latest
initiative is a Grandparenting101 Zoom course
which has an invitation list that you can join by
emailing EyresGrandparenting101@gmail.com

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