Let’s talk grandparents. Not everyone has their parents involved in their kid's life, but many do and this can throw up all kinds of conversations, tricky dynamics and a mix of feelings.
We are told that it takes a village to raise a child, but what happens when those in your ‘village’ are somehow adding to, rather than easing the mental load of parenting? Or unintenionally making your days - especially as new mother's navigating matrescence - that little but longer and harder? Family relationships are rarely completely smooth sailing. While research shows that children having good relationships with their grandparents have fewer behavioural and emotional problems - at what cost? What do you do when you feel like your parenting is being judged or undermined by your own parents?
