#3 Grandchildren
An addition of a grandchild in the family brings in a new blob of energy and joy in every Grandparent's life. Someone has rightly said that grandparents start reliving their childhood days again with their grandchildren. While spending time and playing with their grandchild, every grandparent in this world somehow forgets all the pains and sufferings, whether physical or mental, they go through. It's like living a new life for them. A life where everything is good. A life walking on a perfect track.
Earlier, we told you about 9 Amazing Grandfathers Who Have No Idea What Old Age Is. I think that is because of their grandchildren only. The new scientific theory will bring more joy in every grandparent's life. It is now scientifically proven that grandparents who babysit their grand kids have a reduced chance of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Read more details on the further pages.
#2 The New Scientific Study
An entire research was conducted and the study was published by the journal of the North American Menopause Society. Thy followed 120 grandparents in Australia and found that those that babysat once a week scored higher on a range of cognitive tests. But this doesn't really mean the the ones who babysit a lot are better. They found out that too much babysitting led to poor results compared to once a week babysitting.
Those that babysat for five days per week or more struggled with the tests, so before you call mom and dad to ask them to babysit more, remember it is everything in moderation that works. There are still some details left, to know them, check out the next page and also see the video that talks about this research.
#1 The Video
Practically speaking, it's all about mental satisfaction. The same goes in the case of grandparents. Many grandparents who babysit once or a few times each week report increased levels of life satisfaction which is linked to the increased feeling of purpose and more importantly, the receiving of love. Watch this video that talks about this new scientific research and understand how babysitting helps grandparents.
