Grandparents & Extended Families

Extended families can be a joy—and a challenge. Motherly’s got you covered with advice and essays from other mamas who’ve been there.

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News reporter mom’s hilariously accurate ‘report’ on moms as grandmas is spot-on

Grandparents & Extended Families

Don’t feel guilty for reminding your kids’ grandparents they need to update their parenting skills

The Holidays

3 simple steps to make setting boundaries easy this holiday season

Grandparents & Extended Families

The silver lining to raising children without grandparents

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Grandma’s hilarious ‘grandkid ranking board’ is going viral

Motherly Stories

Here’s to the grandmothers who have shaped generations of women and mothers

Grandparents & Extended Families

My strict parents became indulgent grandparents who spoil my kids rotten—and it’s great

Relationships

I love seeing my child develop personal relationships with family members

Grandparents & Extended Families

To the mama who has a strained relationship with her mother-in-law: You’re not alone

Grandparents & Extended Families

You have every right to set boundaries with your kids’ grandparents

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This viral TikTok explains why it’s OK to set boundaries with your kids’ grandparents

Grandparents & Extended Families

There’s a scientific reason Grandmas love their grandkids so much

Grandparents & Extended Families

How to calmly respond when other adults break your parenting rules

Grandparents & Extended Families

To all the grandparents—we couldn’t do this without you. Thank you

Grandparents & Extended Families

It’s science: Babysitting your grandkids helps you live longer

Life

How I let go of anger & anxiety to become a more peaceful parent

Getting Pregnant

10 questions to discuss with your partner before getting pregnant

Mother's Day

21 Mother’s Day gifts for grandma that aren’t flowers

Grandparents & Extended Families

102-year-old woman joins great-grandson’s gym class in adorable viral video

Grandparents & Extended Families

To all the grandparents—thank you

Grandparents & Extended Families

I love you mom, but I’m ignoring your advice about my kids

Grandparents & Extended Families

My mother is still waiting to hold her first grandchild

Grandparents & Extended Families

These grandparents are going viral for sending cardboard cutouts to Thanksgiving

Viral & Trending

This mom banned her in-laws from babysitting because of gun safety

Grandparents & Extended Families

My parents miss their grandkids so much–so we gave them this

Mental Health

Expert strategies for dealing with the loss of a grandparent, age by age

Grandparents & Extended Families

14 photos of grandmas meeting their grandchildren for the first time that made us 😭

Grandparents & Extended Families

10 fun ways to play with grandparents on Zoom

Grandparents & Extended Families

This 10-year-old created a ‘hug curtain’ so she can hug her grandparents

Adult

Essential workers need childcare, so grandparents are filling the gap

Motherly Stories

Mom, I get it now

Grandparents & Extended Families

Thank you, Mom, for being such a lifesaver after I had the baby