Grandmas and Grandpas

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Szinovácz, Maximiliane (1998). Handbook on Grandparenthood. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313298868.

Winefield, Helen; Air, Tracy (2010). "Grandparenting". International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare. 8 (4): 277–283. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2010.00187.x. PMID 21140984. Mansson DH, Myers SA, Turner LH. Relational maintenance behaviors in the grandchild–grandparent relationship. Comm Res Rep. 2010;27(1):68-79. doi:10.1080/08824090903526521 But with the field wide open, which do you choose? If you don't know if you're more of Granny or a Nona, or feel closer to a Cookie or a Mimi, try some of these cool grandma names on for size. The representation of grandparents as grandparents is recent in France: Diderot invented the verbs grandpériser and grandmériser in the 18th century. Victor Hugo published L'Art d'être grand-père in 1877. [53] a b "Family Survey 2015" (PDF). Family Council. November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-01.Mimi: It’s unclear the exact origins of this lovely grandmother name, but it is likeliest an anglicized take on the truncated Grand-mère– Mémé–from the French. Mia also means “mine” in Spanish and Italian, giving this sweet grandma name a possessive air as a shortening of said. Care from grandparents does have some disadvantages. Families that rely on it are less likely to move to another city for a better job. So they often end up earning less than they could have. Also, grandmothers often retire early, or work less hours, to make time for their grandchildren. If this is what they choose, fine. But it means that the gains to society from helping mothers into the labour force are partly offset by grandmothers leaving it. Opa: The German grandfather name is super cute, and it is also a fun word in Greek used to express enthusiasm, giving this grandfather name extra credit. a b c Hayslip, Bert; Kaminski, Patricia L. (2005-04-01). "Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren: A Review of the Literature and Suggestions for Practice". The Gerontologist. 45 (2): 262–269. doi: 10.1093/geront/45.2.262. ISSN 0016-9013. PMID 15799992.

Xu L, Silverstein M, Chi I. Emotional closeness between grandparents and grandchildren in rural China: The mediating role of the middle generation. J Intergen Rel. 2014;12(3):226-40. doi:10.1080/15350770.2014.929936 And then you have Amy Finklestein. Tommy, her only grandchild, couldn’t say Grandma, a moniker she wasn’t thrilled with anyway. “So when he heard everyone else call me Amy, he just did the same — so Amy it is,” she says. Her husband Howard is Oward. “It’s very cute and funny.” The birth of the first grandchild is just about the most exciting thing to look forward to after raising one’s own children. If you have a little one on the way and your parents are shopping around for names their grands can call them, the options can seem overwhelming.a b c d e f g Ellis, Renee; Simmons, Tavia (October 2014). "Coresident Grandparents and Their Grandchildren: 2012" (PDF). Randi Mogil thought her grandson Kaiden would call her Grandma, but he had other ideas. “I was referred to as Grandma and my kids called me Grandma,” she says, “but Gaga was his interpretation of Grandma and it works for me.” Interestingly enough, Gaga is a not unpopular alternative choice; Diane Levy asked for it. “Grandma sounded too formal and difficult to pronounce in the early years,” she says, “and Gaga sounds good together with Papa, my husband’s name.” Bengtson VL, Oyama PS. Intergenerational solidarity and conflict. In: Cruz-Saco MA, Zelenev S, eds. Intergenerational Solidarity. Palgrave Macmillan US; 2010:35-52. doi:10.1057/9780230115484_3 Timonen V, Conlon C, Scharf T, Carney G. Family, state, class and solidarity: Re-conceptualising intergenerational solidarity through the grounded theory approach. Eur J Ageing. 2013;10(3):171-179. doi:10.1007/s10433-013-0272-x

Hlebovy S, Waithaka AG, Gitimu PN. Grandparent-adult grandchild relationships: Perspective of attachment among college students. Int J Social Sci Hum Res. 2016;4(1):26-34. Stykes, Bart; Manning, Wendy D.; Brown, Susan L. "Grandparenthood in the U.S.: Residence Status of Grandparents" (PDF) . Retrieved November 20, 2017.a b Barnett, Melissa A.; Scaramella, Laura V.; Neppl, Tricia K.; Ontai, Lenna L.; Conger, Rand D. (2010). "Grandmother involvement as a protective factor for early childhood social adjustment". Journal of Family Psychology. 24 (5): 635–645. doi: 10.1037/a0020829. PMC 2976599. PMID 20954774.