In the modern era, children in a great amount of families tend to grow up by their grandparents as their parents become the main labor of the whole family. This phenomenon can either take positive side effect or negative one as it affects not only the child but also the adult of the family.
First, through the period of time grandparents take care of the children, the relationship between them will be stronger. Usually, grandchildren can only visit their seniors on every month or each special holiday. Therefore, getting to spend quality time together will be a great opportunity to have memorable stories ,especially for those who come from different generations. Second, the children can build up a cheerful, young and active feeling for their grandparents’ boring life.In fact, being around grandchildren helps them battle loneliness, depression and even increase their lifespan.
On the other hand, the drawbacks also should be identified. Grandparents who are the people of the previous generation may have a sight, ideas opposite with the current generations. This may have a negative impact on raising grandchildren. For example, for some elderly in Vietnam, females should only spend their life raising their children and taking care of the family, while males go out and make money such as the breadwinner of the family. Moreover, there are also a lot of grandparents who give affection unconditionally to childs and the consequence of this action is the children think that they can get anything they want and when they can’t get it, they will cry and fussy until they can achieve their goals.
In summation, although there are many positives in leaving children to grandparents to nurture, it still has some harmful effects that parents should consider more carefully.