Getting the Support You Need from Your Baby's Grandparents
Grandparents Day was this past Sunday. I don’t know if this is a thing people actually celebrate, but maybe we should be.
The role of a grandparent in a kid’s life can be such a special thing. I know I felt a special closeness to my own grandparents. Maybe you did too.
It can also be a godsend to us parents when we need a break and a heart-warmer when we see their special bond with our littles grow.
But I also know that when you have a new baby or toddler at home, navigating that relationship as a new parent still trying to figure things out--even if you adore your parents or in-laws--can be…..well, tricky.
Anytime you add another person into the mix of an already overwhelming situation, things can get a little messy or frustrating.
If they are great at helping around the house, but don’t do things the way you want them done, it can feel like you’re losing your marbles. (“I know she folded the towels, but where in the world did she put them??”)
If they don’t pitch in or offer to help and you also don’t voice that you need help, you can feel resentful of their presence when they visit and put a bit of an invisible divide between you.
If they offer advice or seem critical of how you do things, you can feel irritated or self-conscious or believe that you just can’t see eye to eye.
In time, these issues may fade or fester. But why let this special time in all of your lives be muddied up by misunderstanding and unspoken frustrations? And just as important, what can you do to shift things so that you can get support that actually feels helpful and not another thing to contend with?
This is what I’m talking about in my latest video today. Check it out (and the transcript) below.
WATCH THE VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3MdXRW0Whs&w=854&h=480
This video previously aired as a Facebook Live. You can follow Happy With Baby on Facebook to catch all their live videos here.
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