The role of grandmothers in the family is really important for the growth of grandchildren and beyond.
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousThe role of grandmothers in the family it is really important for the growth of grandchildren and beyond. According to experts from the University of Cambridge, women live a long time beyond childbearing age to help increase the chances of survival of grandchildren and future generations.
Let it be maternal grandmother that the paternal grandmother they play an irreplaceable role when they can be present in the family and spend time with their grandchildren. Grandmothers are linked to their grandchildren from a genetic as well as an emotional point of view.
Since the past centuries the older women of the family they have always played the role of helping to provide food and everything needed for their children's children. Their help favored the new parents and, with a view to creating a large family, allowed them to take care of several children at the same time.
Concerning the role of grandmothers, researchers they elaborated several theories and numerous mathematical models. It seems that it is the grandmothers who guarantee their grandchildren a genetic heritage centered on longevity, especially when it comes to women in good health.
According to experts, even if in our time we think that life span has increased due to better health conditions, the involvement of grandmothers should not be underestimated and their role in modern society remains fundamental.
If science has confirmed the importance of the role of grandmothers in the family, what can we say about their presence alongside grandchildren from an affective and emotional point of view? In our families, grandmothers play the role of those they care for keep the memories and who know convey wisdom and good advice.
Grandmothers take care of looking after their grandchildren when their parents are absent, they often play a decisive role in their growth and education. In reality, beyond particular cases, the role of grandmothers and grandparents in general and the role of parents in particular should always remain distinct.
And that's usually just the way it is, with more permissive grandmothers and more severe mothers or fathers who take care to ensure the good conduct of their children. With the arrival of a grandchild, the relationship between grandparents and parents could change. Each family member finds himself in a new role.
It is essential to be able to establish a good collaboration between grandparents and parents when it is possible to allow the little ones to maintain the emotional relationship with both the grandmother and the grandfather, obviously if these figures are present.
As grandchildren, what is or what was your relationship with grandmothers or grandparents?
Marta Albè
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