Grandparent Paper

The Role of Grandparents in a Family
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Most people in various communities and cultures do not appreciate the contribution of grandparents in a family setting. This bias is also revealed by the fact that most researchers do not concentrate on identifying their roles in various aspects like the growth of their grandchildren. The precision originates from the idea that elderly people are always in need of support from the other family members (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012). However, aged people play essential roles in the growth and welfare of their families. First, grandparents offer significant support to expectant couples (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012). The latter faces various challenges in the transition to parenthood like stress and anxiety. In this case, the elderly populations help them with tactics to cope with the situation since they have gone through similar cycles and they know its importance to the family’s continuity. Although conflict may exist between their advice and the information given by health care professionals, the participation of aged people is vital in the transition. Also, grandparents intervene in social issues like separation and divorce and the underlying impact on children (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012). Elderly people provide information about the culture, beliefs and the origin of the community. Although the family members can access the information in history books, the aged people give simpler narrations for easier understanding and capturing of knowledge. In addition, grandparents nurture their grandchildren through aspects like folk tales in correcting them when on the wrong and also showing them the right paths.
Knowing the position of women in the Armenian culture reveals that grandmothers have a great responsibility in the family than grandfathers. The women in the culture are the major source of workforce for their families (Valladian, 2018). While women have to be faithful and work hard to ensure the welfare of everyone in the family, men have the freedom to infidelity when they are away from home. In this case, the impact of male and female grandparents in Armenian culture is different. The grandmothers support their families in various ways like taking care of children, provision of basic needs and ensuring the wellbeing of everyone in the family (Valladian, 2018). On the other hand, most men in the culture are living in the fantasy that they should not be indulged in some tasks around their family. What will the next generations of young boys and men become? The chain is bound to continue whereby men in Armenia neglect their families by thinking that provision is enough (Valladian, 2018). However, men that have not been brought up in the culture are impacting the natives by gradually changing their perception towards life in a family setting. For instance, the idea of the former helping their wives' house chores has changed the notion of some men, although most of the people in the Armenian culture despise their actions. The Armenian culture should be evolved to enhance the contribution of all grandparents in their families.
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