Children Quote by Bruce Feiler

Let's face it: grandparents are very important to family systems. You're babysitters, but you also instill values in children that sometimes skip a generation.

— Blase J. Cupich

I grew up with my grandparents around. I think that's important for a child. If for no other reason than to hear stories about…

— Al Roker

Because (grandparents) are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often…

— Jimmy Carter

Even though fathers, grandparents, siblings, memories of ancestors are important agents of socialization, our society focuses on the attributes and characteristics of mothers and…

— Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

The presence of a grandparent confirms that parents were, indeed, little once, too, and that people who are little can grow to be big,…

— Fred Rogers

One of the great things about being a grandparent is you get to redo what you didn't or couldn't do as a parent. Oftentimes…

— Rita Williams-Garcia

I think the great thing about grandparents is seeing another home, realising that people you love can have different priorities, different diversions, different opinions…

— Simon Hoggart

Grandparents...can give the children unity of family life and some knowledge of their own family history...

— Jim Conway

When you think about it, a family's history can be really fragile, with significant stories we hope somebody in the next generation will remember…

— Steve Doocy

Grandparents are given a second chance to enjoy parenthood with fewer of its tribulations and anxieties.

— Margaret Mead

If grandparents want to have a meaningful and constructive role, the first lesson they must learn is that becoming a grandparent is not having…

— Eda LeShan

Being a parent gives you historical perspective. You have thoughts about how you fit into a larger generational drama - those who came before…

— Marianne Williamson