At what age do grandchildren give their grandparents presents themselves?

Here it depends on the parents. Son’s children have enjoyed buying gifts since early teens with saved pocket money, then weekend earnings. It’s lovely because you never know what to expect. Adult gd gives the most wonderful presents but buys them through the year. However daughter’s late teens offspring never buy any thing, it’s as much as a surprise to them when gifts are opened as it is to the recipient 😂. I suspect the gifts come from their mum’s present drawer.

If their parents had never prompted them to ‘buy’ granny a little gift from when they were small, I can’t see it will happen for you now.

I love it when g.children give me something they have made themselves. So, I have paintings, embroidered pictures and other forms of handiwork, all proudly displayed in my home.

I would not expect any of them to give me something they have purchased until they are reasonably well established in employment.

Much to my very pleasant surprise my eldest g.daugher's partner gave me a lovely little present this xmas - a box of assorted teas. Yes, he is post-graduate and employed, but it was very unexpected.

I have never understood the idea of parents paying for 'presents' from young children. If the child wishes to give anyone (including their own parents and siblings), then they need to be taught to save up from their pocket money for that purpose.

We have received gifts from our 26 year old granddaughter since she was 16 and started her first part time job and this year we received small gifts from our two youngest grandchildren who are 16 and 15.

I taught my grandchildren when they were young to give their parents little gifts at Christmas and birthdays.
And their parents taught them to give gifts to grandparents
I get lovely gifts from 3 out of my 4 grandchildren. The other one ignores Christmas altogether as she hates it.

My children are 20 & 22 at Uni, my mum is 97 & lives with us. My kids buy my mum themselves, they have since they were about 15 with their own money.

My granddaughter now age 16 has always bought me and late DH Christmas & B'day presents. When young of course they came via parents but since being age 10 or so she's always chosen them and paid for them herself and they've always been very thoughtful. She also always sends thank you letters.

Yes if someone buys their GP a gift that’s wonderful but I think it’s very immature to expect it

We don't expect anything and we are not immature.

DIL used to help them shop for us but this year they have weekend jobs and were so pleased to give us gifts they had gone and bought themselves.

Good choices too.

I don't care to be honest. I only have one 14 year old granddaughter and I try and buy her something she likes but she doesn't have much of her own money and I don't need anything. She has in the past written me little poems telling me she loves me and that means more to me than a present I don't need.

The answer is as long as apiece of string. My DGC are 15 and 18. I have no idea whether they bought my presents from them themselves or whether their parents bought them, if they paid, I have no idea when they started to do so.

Mine are 12 & 14 and I don't even receive a thanks for the stuff I send ( don't live local ) but I think thats a fault of the parents .

Never, in my experience. Even as adults we were never expected to buy presents for relatives other than our parents and siblings though my aunties continued to put money in our birthday cards right into our forties! I always sent them Christmas cards but not birthday cards or gifts - my parents made it clear that was their responsibility. I send cards and gifts to my nieces and nephews and their spouses and my goddaughter (mostly in their 30s now) but have never had a gift or birthday card from them myself, following the pattern my parents set.

Mine have now started buying or making us a present themselves since they got an allowance when they went to secondary school. They are 13 and 12. I have no idea what will happen as they grow up.

I got a box with assorted goodies. Very thoughtful DiL and DS include bits and bobs. Oh, and MnS vouchers for foodie treats, too.One was a handmade pic from a grandchild as she's done some art with me.

^All I want from them is that they thrive and loved and I know they care. They will carry my love till the day I am no more.

I dont feel the need for pressies, and I give them because I want to.

We have two grandchildren that buy for us and two that don't ...different families. Similar ages. Our grandparents had died before we were of an age to buy so don't know if there is a right it wrong

All but one GP had died before I was born and the one I can only just remember I've no idea if he received presents in my name. I suspect not. I have a 23 and 15 year old GC and do receive small gifts at Christmas with their name attached but sure bought by parents. Don't feel I would expect to receive gifts when they are adults, by that time I will probably be long departed anyway.

My eldest GD started for first time this Christmas she’s 20 and working, but saving to go travelling so I was surprised and pleased at same time.

As we are all adults now in our family, we use Elfster, an app. Elfster matches us up with one member of the family for whom we buy one present - we all agree on an amount to spend. Everyone receives one gift - no large Visa bills in January and everyone is happy not to receive things they never wanted!

I actually think it's a bit ridiculous for GPs to EXPECT presents from anyone. Xmas - apart from the whole Jesus side of things - is about the magic and excitement for the children. Yes if someone buys their GP a gift that’s wonderful but I think it’s very immature to expect it.

As I've yet to receive even a thank you from either of my DGS for any gifts sent to them over the years (now 13 and 11), I'd be astounded to receive a card let alone a gift chosen by them...

I apologise if I sound a little off but they each have phones and could, perhaps, send a text. It doesn't appear to have crossed my DDs mind to nudge them into it. (As that's not how I raised her, it rankles somewhat.)

I have 4 grandchildren ages 16, 15, 13 and 10. The 13 and 10 year olds have been buying me birthday and Christmas gifts for years - thanks to their mom. I’ve never had anything, not even a card, from the 16 and 15 year olds and I don’t think they’ll start now. The older two are my son’s children, the younger two my daughter's. I’ve always bought for all my grandchildren and will continue to do so whilst I can afford it.

I never bought for my grandmother, didn't see her often and never felt welcome when we did. However from the age of 8 I saved my pocket money and always bought a present for my mum, dad, teacher, best friends and my 'aunty' next door (neighbour). It might only have been bath cubes, hand cream or sweets, etc., but I wanted to give from me. My granddaughter uses her savings to buy something for her mum (parents are separated, don't know what she does for her father). Hubby and I don't expect her to buy for us but hope she might when she's earning.

I actually had my first ‘bought’ present from DgC twins 14. Apparently, they went off by themselves in town with their mum and bought her, DH and I a present each. On return, they snuck off upstairs to wrap them. They looked so excited and happy that it was a present in itself.

My 8 year old grandson gave me a recipe that he had written, for French toast, including the words, ‘dip the bread into the egg and count to 20, so it absorbs the egg, then turn it over and do the same again.’ He is bilingual, with Portuguese being his first language. He also cooked it for me as well. My 10 year old grandson painted me a watercolour painting of a tree, with the paints I bought for him last year. These were just perfect gifts.