Instead, respect their parenting efforts and look for reasons to complement them. Your job is to be the grandparent, not the parent. If you disagree with their decisions - and you will, sooner or later - keep quiet.
Avoid judging their parenting style and bite your tongue unless they ask for your advice. Don't tell your kids how to raise their children. Here are five pieces of advice that I'd like to share.ġ. I hear questions all the time from grandparents who wonder why they're getting a cool response instead of boundless enthusiasm from their own kids - and their grandkids. But perhaps things haven't turned out to be quite so idyllic.
