Intentional Grandparenting

I count my blessings each day that I get to interact with my Grandchildren freely. This just didn’t happen on its own. I am very intentional about extended family dynamics and do all I can to create a family culture of inclusion. This article does not intend to address the various “How we got here scenarios”; many Sociologists are working on that, but I think we must bring this issue front and center. In one of my Grandparenting books, I stated it this way; “Life is complicated, family life is a multiple of complicated and extended family life is exponentially complicated.”

It is less important to study the history of this calamity than to concentrate our efforts on the best interest of our and others’ Grandchildren. There is no abundance of resources for these families, but the environment is slowly improving. A Caring Grandparent who searches can find some help with the challenges of their “Second Parenthood Venture.”