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With coronavirus rules being updated so frequently, we've got a round-up of the latest guidelines that affect grandparents and childcare and some tips on how you can keep the bond strong between you and your grandchildren.
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School pick ups

71 PopMaster34

flight booked and going to see my grandkids for Christmas

73 Willow500

Acesss to grandchild/ren

16 silverlining48

Absent granddaughter

3 agnurse

Grandparents access

2 BlueBelle

Bi-Polar DIL wants grandson medicated too

52 BlueBelle

Young grand parents

73 Candelle

So upset with lack of discipline for GCs

66 skinnypuppy40

Tantrums when granddaughter sees me

11 Clott

Baby shower

26 PhiPhisnana

Middle Child Issues

12 knickas63

Granddaughter's wedding

27 Nannarose

Christmas and Birthdays

63 Coolgran65

Hard-to-handle grandaughter

45 Isabel1

anger at family moving away?

47 NfkDumpling

Paying for occasional baby sitting to grand parents & how a child minder could impact this arrangement?

115 icanhandthemback

Saying words wrong

96 Jobey68

First grandchild paternal nanny

26 Apricity

Children's Names

31 Jalima1108

to visit at xmas or not?

25 Gemmag

Dil won’t let me be grandma

212 Lollin

How often do you see local gc

186 Alexmbuchholz

Grandparents Innoculations

32 Grammaretto

Parents in law

51 KatyK

Babies and smartphones

9 M0nica

Granddaughter 14 years old

18 absent

Grandson

20 MrsRJx

Start the day with a smile?

6 paddyann

Granddaughters Wedding Dilema

16 Bibbity

What age did your GC stop wetting the bed?

51 Ladybird114

Christmas - the dreaded C word!

40 LauraGransnet

Feeling confused

16 stella1949

grandkids when their parents have parted

27 Jalima1108

Occupying kids

60 EmilyHarburn

Grandchildren's bad behaviour

21 Apricity

Educational computer games?

11 Monica1960

Please reassure me

31 britgran

Grandson confusion

67 Chewbacca

Where do I start?

79 NatashaGransnet

Swearing

39 PECS

Childcare is work

25 HildaW

Contact disputes

3 Starlady

My fears confirmed.

75 Starlady

Which famous grandparent are you?

12 NannyJan53

At a loss with what to do with adult daughter

17 Alexa

Taking a car seat on a plane

11 notanan2

CAFCASS experience

12 Summermary

Husband and I have very different style as grandparents

37 Philippa60

Is this how accepted habits change?

21 BlueBelle

Screen time

13 Starlady