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Questions tagged [grandparents]

Questions related to the role of grandparents in a child's development.

This tag can be used for questions related to the grandparenting role in particular. Such questions may be asked from either the grandparents' perspective or the parents' perspective.

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Grandparents mistreating my children

Seeing the other questions about grandparents, this seems to be quite the exception. My wife went to visit my parents for two weeks and I couldn't go because I have to work. I thought it would be nice for them since we live abroad and they don't get…
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What can be done to encourage grandparents to be equitable between siblings?

The short question is this. How can we as parents encourage our parents to be more equitable in their treatment of their grandchildren? As background here is my situation. When my wife and I got married, we had made the decision that we weren't…
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How to explain grandparent estrangement for 4 year old?

I've cut contact with my mother because it's a toxic relationship. My daughter barely remembers her, but is now starting to ask me questions about "mommy's mom." I think I may have made a mistake by telling her that my mom was sick and couldn't…
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How do I enforce a boundary asking my parents to give our kids fewer gifts?

It sounds a bit ungrateful, but my mom gives so many gifts that it actually inhibits any one else's (especially me and my wife's) ability to get gifts for my kids. If I get my kids one gift my mom will have gotten here at least 3 of equal or…
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Small item for a grandparent to send via mail

My father-in-law enjoys sending small notes to my 5 year old son as a means of maintaining their connection. A few months ago he started sending one or two sheets of stickers as part of each envelope. The stickers were engaging, but interest has…
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