Foster Grandma

Friends of ours became surrogate grandparents to a small child when his mother was rejected by her own family for cultural reasons. The boy is now mid twenties and they are still very close. Everyone has got a huge amount out of the relationship. They met through the church they all attended at the time.

Volunteering in a library?

Your AC may or not have kids, gc are not guaranteed

I would be careful with your expectations of being a gp, it may or not happen.

You are more than a future gm, you are a person. Please do not limit yourself to a role.

Maybe volunteer with the charity ‘homestart’ which pairs up experienced people with parents of under 5s who need support.

www.home-start.org.uk

There is the independent visitor scheme, this is for every child in care in the UK.
You undergo training and are then allocated a young person.I did this for 7 years, my young person was 11 when I started.
The training is excellent but I will state it is a big commitment.
These young people have usually been let down by many adults in their lives, you have to be a constant.

What Welbeck said..........I did that many years ago long before I became a Granny and it was so rewarding. I helped with crafting, model making and sewing too.

what about volunteering in a local school to listen to children read ?

Have you asked your local Council Pwatsonp?

Some one parent families would probably love to take you up on the offer but there are fors and against doing this.

Have you asked your daughters what they think? Is it because they dont want any children or has it not been their luck to be blessed with any?
My own lovely d-i-l was well into her 30s before she had my lovely granddaughter.

Very complicated emotionally for all involved and well beck is right to raise safeguarding
Your children are very young to be having children. The average age is mid 30s these days
Could you volunteer to support a refugee or asylum seeking family. You’d have the security of either l.a or voluntary organisation and safeguarding checks

? safeguarding ?