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[quote=Anonymous]I don't know...on the one hand, I don't think previous generations of grandparents were so much better.  The Silent Generation or the Greatest Generation weren't hands-on parents or grandparents even though they would've been on the young side. Same for the Boomers.  I think the difference stems more from the fact that modern parents are so much more involved in their kids lives than previous generations were.  Also, the fact that most families are independent from their family of origin probably contributes to grandparents being out of touch.

It obviously depends on the particular family dynamic and the person at issue as well. My 95 year old grandmother has a lot of old-fashioned ideas about things but is very practical, accepts that things have changed, and recognizes that kids are kids. She is as active and involved in all of her grandkids' and great-grandkids' lives as she can be.  Whereas my MIL was a young and healthy 60yo when her first grandchild was born (DH and I were late 30s). Yet spending time with her grandkids consists of turning the TV on for them while she sits next to them texting or playing on her phone. She never got on the floor and played with them when they were younger.  She just doesn't know how to interact with kids. [/quote]

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