Grandparents: Baby-sit the Grandkids…Please!

Here’s the number one way to win “Grandparent of the Year” in my book – offer to baby-sit the grandkids as much as possible!

 I’m very fortunate…my parents watch my kids a lot!  Every weekend my dad will offer to watch the kids so that hubby and I can go out together.  It is so important to do things as a couple (or even by yourself) and we all know it’s pretty much impossible if you don’t have reliable people to watch your kids.  I’m also very fortunate that my parents watch my kids one day a week while I work, so my kids get a ton of good grandparent time.

 The other benefit of grandparents watching the kids is that a wonderful relationship is established between the grandkids and the grandparents.  I know some people that have parents that watch their kids once a year while they go on a mini-trip or something and the kids are screaming as the parents leave because they really have no idea who these people are that they are left with.

Now of course, this is intended for those grandparents that live close enough to make this a possibility.  For those that don’t, make sure that when you’re visiting or when your kids are visiting you that you offer to watch the kids at least once during the trip so that your kids can have a little break!

 So piece of advice #1:  Baby-sit those adorable little munchkins so your kids can have a break!