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Grand Expectations

The joys and dilemmas of being a grandparent

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Grand Expectations

The joys and dilemmas of being a grandparent

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The must-read guide to navigating family life as a grandparent.

The relationship between grandparent and grandchild is more important to families than ever before, with 7 million grandparents providing childcare in the UK. But while the joys of being a grandparent are widely celebrated, some challenges are generally brushed under the carpet.

Author, journalist and grandparent Celia Dodd speaks to grandmothers and grandfathers and draws on the latest research to better understand how to manage your emotions, time and energy alongside other commitments and dreams. Whether you're a grandma, dada, nanny or pops, Grandparenting encourages you to celebrate your age and experience as a strength – not a weakness. This book also reminds you how to channel your wisdom and empathy into nurturing deep and lasting family relationships, and includes topics such as:

- Managing relationships with your adult children and son/daughter in law
- Providing childcare and babysitting
- Coping as a single grandparent
- Supporting your adult child through fertility treatment
- Navigating your own or your child's divorce.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Becoming the grandparent you want to be
2. Building a close relationship with your grandchild: babies to young adults
3. Your grandchild's parents: Your adult child
4. Your grandchild's parents: Your daughter-in-law or son-in-law
5. Childcare and babysitting
6. Grandfathers
7. Single grandparents
8. Number one grandparents? Paternal and maternal grandparents
9. Longing for a grandchild: Supporting your adult child through fertility treatment
10. If your child divorces or your own marriage ends
Conclusion

Product details

Green Tree
Published 26 Mar 2026
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 256
ISBN 9781399416948
Imprint Green Tree
Dimensions 234 x 153 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

Celia Dodd

Celia Dodd is an author and journalist with over 3…

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