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Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse

Do grandparents really love their grandkids more than their own children? Here's what the science has to say...

Grandfather with his grandson in a park.

Research has shown that grandparents often feel more affection toward their grandkids than their own children, but one grandmother has put the science into perspective to soften the blow - sort of.

When you become a parent for the first time, holding your newborn in your arms and watching them do, well, anything at all, it feels magical. You could never have imagined the amount of love you could feel for another person in that moment. And then you introduce the bundle of joy to your parents, the new grandparents, and feel, to be honest, a bit left out.

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