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= Definition: = Relationships in which grandparents have frequent contact and warm interactions with grandchildren. HGD Chapter 16 pg.420

= Examples: = If the grandparents live in the same neighborhood, or town as their grandchildren. When Grandma and Grandpa come over for dinner, or take you out for ice cream.

Grandparents play an important role in the lives of their grandchildren, though it is often indirect. Most of their significance to children is seen through the support and help they give to their parents. Grandparents are often seen as "stress buffers," family "watchdogs," "roots," "arbitrators," and "supporters."
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Seems to me a strong //basis// for a relationship, but one with plenty of room for further development. Passion is a must! Fortunately, where friendship, and commitment exist, passion can often be developed.

Grandparents are often a grandchild’s strongest connection to family heritage. Grandparents are free from the day-to-day parenting, so they are able to provide a special time of uninterrupted play. Grandchildren especially enjoy hearing about the “good ‘ol days” and what their parents were like when they were little. By telling fun family stories and singing silly songs, grandparents are treasure troves of happy memories, actively passing down their family heritage to this curious generation.

= Analogies: = Surely, two of the most satisfying experiences in life must be those of being a grandchild or a grandparent. ~Donald A. Norber

What is it about grandparents that is so lovely? I’d like to say that grandparents are God’s gifts to children. And if they can but see, hear and feel what these people have to give, they can mature at a fast rate. ~Bill Cosby

Grandchildren are the crowning glory of grandparents. ~Proverbs 17:6

One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather. ~Joy Hargrove

= Mnemonics: = Great Rad Awesome N Dandy People you love Aamazing Rright, always Extraordinary Never lets you be hungry Totoally huggable Smart

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