Grandparents

New guide helps them to make sure their grandchildren are provided for.

Couples with children whose relationships are breaking up are as likely to discuss separation issues with their parents as they are with professional advisers, including solicitors. The influential role of grandparents is revealed today in a survey for Child Maintenance Options - the free and impartial information and support service.

According to a YouGov poll of over 1000 separated parents with children aged 18 or under, 60% said they turned to their parents, siblings and friends for help and advice while only 27% talked to a solicitor. Notably grandparents are the most likely to be called upon of that group, with 30% of the parents surveyed saying they turned to their mums and dads.

With an estimated 2.6 million children living in separated families in Britain, the survey highlights the need for the parents of couples who are splitting up to offer accurate and useful support. With this in mind Child Maintenance Options is today publishing a new ‘Grandparents Guide to Child Maintenance' explaining how they can help to make sure their grandchildren are properly provided for after divorce or separation.

From Grandmother Anne

On Christmas Day when my grandson opened the presents in his stocking he looked at me with great seriousness and said "Grandma - doesn't Santa live in the Northpole?" Yes he does, I answered him. "And he makes all the toys for the children?" Yes darling he does I replied. "But why does it then say 'made in China' on my toy?"

From Grandmother Maggie

My daughter and her husband were trying to have a first go at telling their daughters about how to make babies and what sex really is (the girls had been asking...). My youngest granddaughter (aged 6) responded : "So mummy, Granny had four children - that must mean that she is a real professional at sex!"

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Are you on Facebook? If you are - do read this article about a scam targeting grandparents..The Grandparent scam on Facebook is very similar to the email and Craigslist scams of the past. People contact you and represent themselves as someone false in an attempt to get you to "Western Union" cash to them.

The Grandparent scam on Facebook works like this: people are scouring Facebook to find people who appear to be a "grandparent", or who is actually talking about their grand kids.

Then, the scammers will actually contact these "grandparents" and represent themselves as their grandkids and say things like, "hi, this is your favorite grandson - I'm in trouble and wanted to see if you would Western Union some money to me ASAP?"

And amazingly enough, the scam is working. Supposedly some $4 million dollars has already been scammed away from unsuspecting grandparents. So please let other grandparents know about this terrible scam. The only way to stop scammers like this is through knowledge, and letting as many people know as possible.