I spoilt mine. We had so much fun with midnight feasts during sleepovers, hiding and eating chocolate while parents were in another room. Glorious memories. I don’t get chance with the Dying For Me Was The Most He Could Do Living For Him Is The Least I Can Do Shirt grandkids though. I guess they remember. Regarding smoking around children, and them being impacted by passive smoke, is not only limited to grandparents, many parents do such. spoiling them with cupcakes and cookies is a different story.
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Can the BBC ask the university of Glasgow to produce some figures as to the size of the sample of families used in this research, because as it stand it reads like a coffee break rant by some research assistants whining about their mum in laws. There are also cases where the parents are the ones overindulging their children with sugar and fatty foods and the grandparents don’t feel able to say anything for fear of upsetting the parents and losing contact. So I think it goes both ways.

Did anyone actually read the article? They’re referring to grandparents that spoil their grandchildren with food and sweets. “Many studies found they were inclined to feed grandchildren high-sugar or high-fat foods – often in the guise of a treat.” It also discussed how some children are more sedentary when under the care of their grandparents and how the smoking habits of some grandparents affects the grandchildren. Grandparents should be able spoil their grandchildren with love and (with permission from the parents, depending on the item) toys.

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What complete garbage, from the beginning of time grandparents have indulged their grandchildren because when their own children were growing up their was little or no spare cash. Also mum and dad knows that if a little one has something worrying on his or her mind, gran and grandad are right there to listen. I speak as a one time grandchild and now as a granny! Whose idea is it to waste money on these ridiculous studies? I’ll bet there are more parents than grandparents who are guilty of this.

Nonsense…you lot of grumpy knobs just sound like private schooled dinosaurs..believing in lumpy custard and corporal punishment . Grandparents want to give their grandchildren all that they never had..and what they couldnt afford when young parents. You only have one life..enjoy it..make it fun and happy..spoil your wee ones…you can’t take it with you, and your wee ones will always remember you as a fun g.parent…not a grump.

My Dad when he was alive spoilt my kids rotten, I used to look at him in disgust ….. NOT !!! They are your Grandchildren Dad if you want to spoil them please go ahead, the smiles on Thier faces say it all, long live the generous older generation. Well grandparents barely see their grandkids. And the Dying For Me Was The Most He Could Do Living For Him Is The Least I Can Do Shirt is already ticking for them. Wouldn’t be so bad to the two generations to interact despite their differences in terms of values and time constraints.