Grandparenting – Redefining Family Dynamics
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Freud Museum London
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Grandparenting: On Love and Relationships Across Generations
In this talk, Terri Apter explores the changing dynamics of grandparenting as a new generation takes up the mantle. Terri will discuss how parenting a child, who is now a parent themselves, awakens issues about identity and boundaries, and stirs up past feelings of both resentment and gratitude that play out as grandparents engage with the newest family members. The increasing role of grandparents in child care in the context of parental work pressures, cost of living and compelling theories about the evolutionary role of grandmothers in human development will all be considered. Come ready with questions about how parents can engage meaningfully with grandparents about how they navigate changing roles as well as their goals and capabilities in relation to their growing family.
