How to Grandparent Like a Pro

Here are a few ways to support your adult children as they have children of their own

When your children have children, it can be difficult not to overstep your bounds. That said, your help is desperately needed. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

Is there anything more special than holding your newborn in your arms for the first time? Looking at the softest, most sweet-smelling person you’ve ever seen? The wrinkly skin, soft fingernails, and unfocused eyes that gaze back at you more keenly than anyone you’ve ever met in your life.

Perhaps the only thing that trumps holding your own new baby is holding your first grandchild.