It's the Brian Lairn Show on WNYC. I'm Bridget Bergen, senior reporter in the WNYC and

Gothamist Newsroom filling in for Brian today. And to end the show today, we're going to talk about grandparenting.

If you're on social media, maybe you've seen all the flack that American grandparents are getting lately.

From the criticisms, it can seem like the older generation is self-involved,

jetting off to far-flung vacations in retirement, or maybe you've heard parents

griping about not having a village to help raise their kids. Even Vice President J.D. Vance

last year opined that maybe grandparents should, quote, help out a little bit more when asked

how he would address the problem of increasing child care costs. But the truth is, America is in an age of, quote, peak grandparenting.

That's according to a new article out in the Atlantic, the piece cites this stat.

Nearly 60% of grandparents, mostly grandmothers, provided care for their grandkids in 2022. A 23 Harris poll found that more than 40%

of working parents relied on their kids' grandparents for child care. Faith Hill is a staff

writer at The Atlantic. Her latest article explores the pressure on grandparents to forego a

traditional retirement, sometimes even working to

provide financial support in order to help their families out. And she joins us now. Hey Faith, welcome to

WNYC. Hi, Bridget. Thanks for having me. And listeners, we want to hear from you. Any grandparents

out there listening that have been taking on an increasingly

active role taking care of your grandkids? I know it's spring break this week, so I'm sure

some of you are out there listening. Any one out there feel like they are actually maybe even

co-parenting their grandkids. Help us report this story. How did your family come to this decision?

We know grandparenting can be a joy, but have there been some challenges that maybe a lot of people don't know about that you want to share?

Have you tried to set some boundaries with your children?

And how did that go?

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