Grandparents wanted

I think it's a lovely idea that could be beneficial to both the children and the grandparents.

I totally get all the security concerns and that the world has more than its fair share of nutters and perverts BUT ....... the world also has a plethora of older people who have no grandchildren who are neither nutty or perverted.

You can't paint all people with the same brush. There must be a way of putting checks and balances in place.

I'm inundated with grandkids lol BUT if I wasn't I'd definitely be interested.

hmm I agree ladies there is a gap for this, but how!?

Maybe ill ask Mark Zuckerburg to set it up lol

I will keep thinking, hope you all have a great Christmas :-)

x

Apologies if I am repeating ideas here as I have skim read some of the posts, but /I had a thought .... My children grew up in a church community and had several 'adopted' grannies and grandpas who were members of the congregation. If you do not have a nearby neighbourly person, I think there may be some merit in contacting your local vicar as a safe source of possible introduction.
I meet so many 'lonely ladies' in church congregations - I think it is very possible that there is someone local to you who would love the interaction you are keen for.
What you are seeking needs someone who can mediate so that both sides feel safe and can take things at the right pace.

Just a thought.

There is a Medway befriending service, where younger people volunteer to visit lonely older people - maybe you could get involved in that and then, once you have got to know somebody, get your children involved gradually in a natural way, i.e. take them along for the occasional visit if the older person seems keen, and something may develop from that?

The idea is happening now according to this thread on mumsnet, so perhaps a PM to the OP over there is a way to go?

I never knew that, I will look into it for sure thanks x

I'm a mother of 5 (15,11,8,6&2) and I'd love to adopt grandparents for our family. We live in Ilford

Hello, I am a mother of 2. I have a little girl who is 3 and a boy who is 10. Myself and my partner are desperately seeking Grandparents for our little ones and us. My mum sadly passed away a couple of years ago but even when she was around she lived far away so didn't really get to appreciate her grandkids often. My partner never knew his parents either as he grew up in care. I feel like my kids are really missing out on having grand parents. I feel its really important for them to grow up being able to "look up" to the older generation, to learn from and enjoy their company. My 10 year old especially wishes he had a nanny and granddads house to pop to after school to help out run errands, help with the gardening, play board games etc. It would be lovely to be able to have the "grandparents" over on a Sunday for roast dinner. It makes me really sad that he may never have that. I never had grandparents because my mum was Polish so they were very far away. However i did have a "nanny poole" who was a close friend of my mothers. I have fond memories of Sunday lunches and games of checkers. Her husband who we called "Uncle Ron' used to teach me how to do the gardening. We are by no means lonely or looking for childcare. I work part time and my 3 year old is in nursery and my son moving up to secondary school in September. But we do feel like something is missing in our lives and feel like we have a lot to give. There must be someone older local to us who would want to become part of our family. But how we find that person/s i am at a loss. Can anyone help? We are in Okehampton Devon

I am looking for grandparents also. My husband and I lost both sets of parents, so my beautiful little girl has no family apart from one uncle and aunt and 2 cousins. I am desperate for her to have grandparents that deserve her love. She is so funny,bright and kind

In 2014...I wrote upon the forum page. I am now wondering if this is the post to which is referred.
Its awful to think that when your son leaves home to attend University...for which I am most proud..and your home is now empty..that your heart feels empty too. I was a late mum..31 when I had my baby..still my baby now..lol..but when you have so much love to give and so many cuddles to share..why should that be an issue. I thought long and hard before I posted my request...but l wasn't just thinking of myself..there are people everywhere that have lost their parents and grandparents too. I still long for a daughter...someone to go shopping ..or vist places with...laugh with...or to comfort and hold their hand when they need me...be on the end of the phone or a knock on the door in times of trouble..or perhaps just a shoulder to cry on..the fact they may have children and the thought of having grand children delights me... yes there are risks...and yes I have been CRB checked...for the vulnerable .but all I was hoping for was a family...to adopt care for and love. However, I have now moved from York to South West Wales..Pembrokeshire .to be close to my ailing dad..my sister and nieces and thrown into the mix.. great niece and nephew. But I still long for grandchildren myself..I don't want to be the old granny that sits there staring at the TV because that all I can do. Whilst I am still active and able l want to go everywhere with my extended family..to kick up in the air the autumn leaves..make the snow men and snow angels..find the easter eggs the bunnies left behind and make the biggest sandcastles on the beach....i would like to enjoy life and bring happiness and pleasure to others..to entertain ..children's magician by trade..and mostly to give love to those that want it..So if there is anyone out there ...please drop me a line..

Hi

Hi - sorry, think I just pressed enter by mistake! Does anyone know if a service like this exists yet or not? Been looking into this but can't seem to find any that are still running. Thanks!

I doubt this can be done as a small scale initiative other than in a very casual sense although from small acorns ...

Age UK say there are over two million older people in the UK with no-one. AWwoC (Ageing Well without Children) is an organisation looking for solutions to the issue of people growing old alone.

It seems to me that both of these agencies could look at building that bridge between parents who would love their children to have surrogate grandparents and older people who would enjoy the company of surrogate grandchildren.

The Channel Four programme Old People's Home for Four Year Olds showed how mutually beneficial the contact between young and old can be.

I just wondered if anything came of this? My Grandauughter is in Australia and I would so love a small child to have some contact with locally. I live in East Yorkshire.