Christian Grandparenting Blog

The desire to enjoy healthy, positive family relationships resides in all of us. Humility combined with patience, where we consciously bear with one another, are key factors towards achieving that kind of mutually beneficial relationship. It is a great start for rebuilding and repairing broken [...]

Who doesn’t want good relationships with their adult children and grandchildren? Sometimes, however, things get in the way of that happening. Whether you are facing obstacles right now, or you have a strong, healthy relationship with your adult children, these five practices matter for both. [...]

It can happen in the best of families. Tensions grow when a new grandchild arrives and the new mom and grandma have some significant disagreement on the best way to care for that newborn. Or Grandpa sees some behavioral concerns in a young grandchild that [...]

In Part One, we examined the first four of seven character builders you can teach your grandchildren: Good reading habits, family heritage, personal skills, and manners. Here are the final three: 5. Teach virtues like integrity, honesty and hard work. Virtues are not learned by [...]

We continue our interview with Ken Canfield, founder of Grands Matter.

Grandparents have been around the block a few times. Hopefully, that translates into wisdom and godly character. Grandparents are in a powerful position to influence their grandchildren in meaningful ways that produce good character. A quality character is evidenced by a life of prudence (good [...]

We know you'll enjoy this interview with Ken Canfield, founder of Grands Matter.

Lillian Penner, Co-Director of Prayer Ministries for CGN, shares about her vision for Grandparents Day of Prayer, and how you can be part of this important event.