6 Important Benefits Of Living With Grandparents

Many may find it difficult to stay in multigenerational homes, with some thinking it is simply impossible. However there are many advantages for all when grandparents and their elder care service providers come to stay with their children and grandchildren.

The 6 important benefits of living with grandparents are:

1) The first main advantage of grandparents living with children and grandchildren children and grandchildren is that they could be of financial help; this statement may seem like quite to the contrary with the youngsters assuming that grandparents move in because of their own financial insecurity. You would be surprised to know that elders control more than 3/4th of the nation’s money; they would definitely pitch in from time to time to help when their children have financial burdens of running the house and raising the family.

2) Money cannot buy you everything; this mainly applies to busy or single parents that spend time getting the money to run the household that leaves them with no time to spend quality time with their children. Grandparents could benefit both their children and grandchildren here by not only helping in the physical smooth running of the house, but also with giving quality time to their grandchildren.

3) Having grandparents and their elder care providers around at home means more love and affection for the children; this is particularly true in 2-income families where both the parents are too busy to give adequate love and affection to the children. The horizon is broadened with grandparents around meaning more people to give love and affection to grandchildren.

4) Grandparents and elder care providers staying with grandchildren are important sources of life lessons; they can convey these lessons to their grandchildren not only by stories in the past, but also with their general experience and knowledge. Since they are in the same house, grandchildren have a ready access to this knowledge.

5) There is a definite advantage if children remain with their grandparents when something happens that affects the children; it could be a divorce, parent/parents dying in an accident or their contracting a fatal and terminal illness. Staying with grandparents would help them to more easily bond with grandparents, but would also save them the stress of adjusting in a new environment. Also they could rest assured of getting the love and affection of their grandparents.

6) Next living together along with grandchildren gives grandparents a sense of purpose again in life. They seem to experience a new sense of energy and it gives them some exercise also. In addition it also gives their brain some mental stimulation as they have to be imaginative with children around and also help them with their homework.

To conclude having a multigenerational household with grandparents is really advantageous; both parents and grandparents should put aside disputes for the care and healthy upbringing of children.