Today – How to be the coolest Grandma and Grandpa, top tips to wow the grandchildren
I read recently that 72% of grandparents say that the role of being a Grandma and Grandpa is the single most important and satisfying thing in their life. Isn’t that lovely?
My kids are very lucky to have two sets of super cool grandparents (although I may be a little biased!) but they still rather enjoyed these great suggestions from Shepherds Friendly, who produce the tax efficient Young Savers Plan, on how to up their cool factor.
How to be the coolest Grandma and Grandpa
These 10 steps are all great ways to become the coolest grandparents. I’d probably add:
- Know Your YouTubers – My kids are obsessed with videos from people like DanTDM to the point that my oldest narates himself outloud while playing computer games to sound just like his heroes.
- Know Your Superheroes – If you want to be cool you have to know your Justice League from your Avengers.
- Know Your Trading Cards – You can’t move in my house for Match Attacks, Pokemon and Lego cards. They are literally becoming a potential health hazzard as we skid across the floor on them
My parents and parents in law are becoming experts on all these things (whether they like it or not!) The boys are loving having more people to talk to about their passions. It’s lovely to see them chatting away so enthusiastically even if I don’t always understand it all myself.
What would be your best suggestions for cool grandparents?
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