Grandparents : a practical guide to navigating grandparenting today / Michael Carr-Gregg.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The importance of grandparents -- Preparing for a milestone moment -- The birth -- Getting to know your grandchild -- The power of play -- Screentime -- Grandparenting teens -- Dealing with divorce, separation and loss -- LGBTQIA+ grandchildren -- Transgender grandchildren -- Neurodiverse grandchildren -- Preserving your family's history -- Grandparenting superglue -- Saying goodbye -- The Grandparenting Code.

"The grandparent-grandchild relationship is a truly special one, but the lives of grandparents and grandkids have changed so much in recent times. How do grandparents create close relationships with the children they adore while living their own busy lives? Bestselling parenting expert and psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg's Grandparents celebrates the immense contribution grandmothers and grandfathers make to families. His groundbreaking Grandparenting Code offers a wise formula for successful and harmonious grandparenting in today's world. Michael shows how to be involved in grandchildren's lives without treading on parents' toes, and addresses tricky topics such as screentime, 'greycare' and divorce. Grandparents features inspiring, funny and heart-warming stories from well-known grandparents Jackie French, Kevin Rudd, David Williamson, Jane Caro, Jenny Kee, Hugh Mackay, Professor Gordon Parker and Eric Tweedale. An invaluable resource for modern grandparenting, Grandparents is the perfect gift for a first-time grandparent, or whenever challenges arise"--Publisher's description.