4 Common Mistakes Grandparents Make

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🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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0:25.4	A lot of you are going to Grandma's house.
0:27.9	So I wanted to talk a little bit about common mistakes grandparents make.
0:33.9	And all the research indicates that at least half of parents have butted heads with grandparents.
0:42.3	Over parenting choices, usually involving discipline, snicky snacks, screen time, and so forth.
0:53.3	Now, I've told you before that grandparents who actively involved in snacks, screen time, and so forth.
0:57.0	Now, I've told you before that grandparents who actively involved in their grandchildren's lives
0:59.4	tend to live longer, whether anybody wants them to or not.
1:05.8	They live longer.
1:08.8	And the kids who have a good relationship with the grandparents often have fewer behavioral problems.
1:16.9	There's just more people invested, involved, and loved, and I don't want to use the word disciplining, but guiding, influencing.
1:26.9	So there are typical mistakes that grandparents make.
1:32.3	And I have to say, even though I have XX chromosomes, that typically it's the grandmother.
1:40.3	Yeah, it's us.
1:48.6	Grandfathers are usually pretty laid-back creatures.
1:52.1	Hey, let's go watch the game.
1:53.7	Hey, let's go play ball.
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