The wise guide to navigating family life as a grandparent
Grandparents are more important in families than ever before, with millions providing free childcare. But while the joys of being a grandparent are widely celebrated, the challenges and dilemmas are often overlooked. What should you do if you don't agree with your daughter-in-law's parenting? Is it possible to build a close relationship with grandchildren when you live far apart? And above all, how do you juggle your own ambitions with your family's needs?
Celia Dodd speaks to grandmothers, grandfathers and adult children and draws on the latest research to help both generations negotiate what can at times be an emotional minefield. Grand Expectations shows how grandparents can harvest their wisdom and experience in nurturing these precious relationships.
| ISBN: | 9781399416948 |
| Publication date: | 26th March 2026 |
| Author: | Celia Dodd |
| Publisher: | Green Tree an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Intergenerational relationships: advice and issues Coping with / advice about ageing Psychology of ageing Family psychology Self Help and Personal Development |
The wise guide to navigating family life as a grandparent
Grandparents are more important in families than ever before, with millions providing free childcare. But while the joys of being a grandparent are widely celebrated, the challenges and dilemmas are often overlooked. What should you do if you don't agree with your daughter-in-law's parenting? Is it possible to build a close relationship with grandchildren when you live far apart? And above all, how do you juggle your own ambitions with your family's needs?
Celia Dodd speaks to grandmothers, grandfathers and adult children and draws on the latest research to help both generations negotiate what can at times be an emotional minefield. Grand Expectations shows how grandparents can harvest their wisdom and experience in nurturing these precious relationships.
Grand Expectations features in the following genres: Intergenerational relationships: advice and issues, Coping with / advice about ageing, Psychology of ageing, Family psychology, Self Help and Personal Development
Grand Expectations is available in Paperback
Grand Expectations was written by Celia Dodd and published by Green Tree an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Grand Expectations has 256 pages
£15.29