The advice about how to keep babies safe and healthy has changed a lot since you were a parent. It’s impossible for a grandparent to know everything they need to know about baby care and safety without brushing up on what’s new. Here are four important changes since you had children. Knowing them will help you support parents.

If your grandchild’s parents have been serving cookies with dinner or asking you to stop commenting on how picky Junior is, this post is for you. Food neutrality is a hot topic among parents, who are trying to break the generational cycle of disordered eating. Learn about what food neutrality, disordered eating, and why your grandchildren may be able to have a healthier relationship with food than past generations.

Why is discipline the leading cause of disagreements between parents and grandparents? You just need to look at how parenting philosophies have evolved over the years. Find out how grandparents can handle misbehavior while respecting parental authority, and get some tips for nurturing positive relationships and resolving conflicts. Read on for a deeper understanding of modern discipline practices.

Screen time is one of the biggest areas of disagreement between parents and grandparents. Read on to learn about the effects of screen time on children under 5, as well as recommended screen time limits by age. You’ll come away with strategies for cooperatively managing your grandchildren’s screen time.

Learn about social media safety for grandparents and the potential social media dangers for their grandchildren. Sharing personal information, photos, and posting information about their grandchildren online can lead to identity theft and expose them to malicious individuals. To safeguard your grandchildren, read this post to know what to avoid.

Why do grandparents spoil their grandchildren? Though they think of it as a way of showing their love, grandparents who spoil grandchildren are doing more damage than good. Find out what grandparents should do instead of spoiling their grandkids to create a deeper, more meaningful relationship.

The moment your grandchild is born, your instinct is to drop everything and get there. Before you do, there are a few things you need to know about hospital etiquette, and they can set the tone for your whole relationship.

Knowing what the risks to our grandchild’s safety are, and how to avoid them, is the first step to preventing common childhood accidents and injuries. Read about what grandparents can do to keep their grandchildren safe from accidental injuries.

Understanding why some grandparents struggle with boundaries is the key to building stronger family relationships and ensuring everyone feels respected and heard. Read on for practical advice for both parents and grandparents.

Learn about the latest parenting methods that your adult children may be using with your grandchildren. This article explores the commonalities of gentle, peaceful, conscious, and unconditional parenting, which all aim to teach children how to regulate their emotions and be well-adjusted humans by modeling tolerance and enforcing consistent boundaries. As grandparents, understanding these new ways will help you support your children's parenting journey and appreciate that your own parenting is not being judged.

Reading a parenting book might be the best thing you do for your relationship with your adult children. Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy explains the philosophy behind today's parenting trends and offers principles you'll use with everyone in your family.