Hello
Introducing myself to many of you for the first time - I'm Rowan (more usually known as RowanMumsnet over on the Other Side) and I work on the communications and campaigns team for Gransnet and Mumsnet.
Many of you recently took a survey for us telling us a bit more about how the COVID pandemic has affected your lives, and particularly your choices around doing regular childcare for your grandchildren. We'll be publishing the results tomorrow.
Woman's Hour on Radio 4 is going to be doing an item on Friday about grans (or grandads) who did regular childcare pre-COVID, but who now are either returning to childcare somewhat reluctantly (perhaps because you know your children will struggle if you don't), or who have decided to make the break completely and stop altogether.
Maybe a break from childcare under the first lockdown made you realise how much it had been taking out of you; maybe your health has changed over the past year; maybe your child's circumstances have changed and they don't need your help any more.
If any of this sounds like you, Woman's Hour would really like to talk to you about possibly taking part in the programme on Friday.
If you'd be interested in taking part, we'd be really grateful if you could contact us so we can give you more details. You won't be committing yourself to anything at this stage, promise!
If you'd like to find out more please do drop me an email on [email protected] and we'll tell you more.
Thank you so much.