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In this huge old occidental culture our teaching elders are books. Books are our grandparents!" — Gary Snyder, Practice of the Wild Leaving your beauty routine out in the cold? Three beauty experts on the skin, hair and nail tips they're giving their celebrity clients this winter

To be sure, many still opt for the traditional Grandma and Grandpa (and their close cousins, Grammy, Gramsie, Nana, or Grampy, Papa, Poppy, Pop Pop, and so on). “There are some individuals who cherish memories of grandparents who they felt exceptionally close to,” says Dr. Klausner, “and relish the tradition of transitioning into this new phase of life.”More recent studies challenge stereotypes about grandparents and have found that grandfathers often play a different but equally significant role. A 2017 study of step-grandparents concluded that step-grandfathers tended to spend more time playing and engaging in activities with their grandkids and had closer emotional bonds with grandchildren compared with step-grandmothers. Maternal grandfathers play a significant role in kids’ lives, particularly in grandsons older than 12, according to the authors of a 2013 study. When it seems the world can’t understand, your grandmother’s there to hold your hand.” — Joyce K. Allen Logan I'm world famous. Throughout the globe — north, south, east, and west — there are literally four people who know my name. It's great to have all four grandparents still living, and widely dispersed around the world." — Jarod Kintz

That’s not the case for my grandfather. Although I listened to my parents and avoided him, it was out of obedience and ignorance. Not because I actually understood why I should. And when I finally did many years later, I hated him for it. Which is a difficult task to do even after all these years. Musil, Carol; Warner, Camille; Zauszniewski, Jaclene; Wykle, May; Standing, Theresa (2008-11-19). "Grandmother Caregiving, Family Stress and Strain, and Depressive Symptoms". Western Journal of Nursing Research. 31 (3): 389–408. doi: 10.1177/0193945908328262. PMC 2883890. PMID 19261805. The different ways men and women grandparent and their role and impact on families are growing areas of research interest for researchers, with good reason. For one, there are more of them than ever before: In 2017, the number of grandparents rose to 69.5 million, a 21 percent increase since 2001, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Per a 2015 Pew Research survey, 83 percent of respondents 65 and older reported they were grandparents. Among 50- to 64-year-old survey respondents, more than half said they were grandparents to at least one child. Grandparents who are the primary caregiver for one or more grandchild total 2.6 million, and 10 percent of all kids in the U.S. live with a grandparent, whether kids’ parents live there too or not. A grandparent stops noticing the mistakes of their children because they become so enchanted with the wonderful things their grandchildren do."I loved their home. Everything smelled older, worn bu safe; the food aroma had baked itself into the furniture." — Susan Strasberg When the child you love has a child you love with all that is within you, only then will you know just how grand being a grandparent truly is."

Another says, "My father-in-law said he wants to be called Pap, but I hate that. Reminds me of a pap smear." You may want to reserve final veto power for yourself and your partner – just in case. When you choose the grandparents' names No clean getaway! British holidaymakers catch cleaner stealing their property - and hiding it in her BRA - after setting up secret camera in their four-star Benidorm hotel room

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Grandparents are often more than just close relatives: they can act as a friend and even as a second mother or father. Spending time with them gives you that feeling of childhood warmth and innocence no matter how old you are. In other words, they’re really, really special. That’s exactly why you don’t want to miss out on National Grandparents Day. While the holiday may not garner as much attention as Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, it’s still the perfect opportunity to shower your grandparents with love in the form of gifts and extended visits. The absolute least you can do for them is to buy them a nice card, and use a heartwarming quote for National Grandparents Day inside of it to show them how much you care. Or even just use a quote in a social media post dedicated to them. a b Barnett, Melissa A.; Scaramella, Laura V.; Neppl, Tricia K.; Ontai, Lenna L.; Conger, Rand D. (2010). "Grandmother involvement as a protective factor for early childhood social adjustment". Journal of Family Psychology. 24 (5): 635–645. doi: 10.1037/a0020829. PMC 2976599. PMID 20954774.