Grandparents
Do grannies make the best au pairs?
In Germany, PR consultant Michaela Hansen, 50, has seen the gap in the market. Eighteen months ago, she set up the agency Granny Aupair in Hamburg.
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Silver surfers are go: Fifth of all grandparents use social networking
A FIFTH of all grandparents are now set up on a social networking site - with a staggering 71% of those being Facebook users, and 34% of them tweeting.
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What to call the grandparents - Granny and Grandad or Gaga and Baba?
PA Whilst most grandparents are simply 'Nanny' and 'Grandad', a new survey has revealed some of the more interesting ...
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Gran's in charge! How to make grandparent childcare work for everyone
Getty Research has shown that one in three working mums rely on their mum or mother-in-law for childcare when they ...
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Grandparents' rights: Access to kids to be automatic under new proposals
Grandparents are to be given legal rights to access to their grandchildren after family breakdowns under new proposals to be ...
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10 ways to be a hands-on grandparent - even when you are miles apart
Today, millions of families are separated by distances too vast to make day-to-day grandparenting possible. But while your ...
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A gran at 29: Mum's anguish as 14-year-old falls pregnant
At 29, many women are planning their first babies, but for Kelly John, it's knitting needles and babysitting duties on the ...
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Best babysitters? Grandparents and Supernanny Jo Frost top poll
A report on babysitting trends has found that grandparents are the first port of call when mums and dads need a childminder. ...
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Grandad donated part of liver to save toddler grandson
A doting grandad has undergone a gruelling operation to remove part of his liver for transplant to his toddler grandson. ...
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Grandparents saving parents £12 billion in childcare costs
Grandparents are typically spending over nine hours every week looking after their grandchildren, a new report claims. The ...
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Gloria Hunniford stands up for grandparents
TV and radio presenter Gloria Hunniford is ambassador for the Grandparents' Association and has written a book, Glorious ...
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What's New This Week: Wallace & Gromit and Gloria
Hello and welcome to our weekly roundup of the latest and best products for families. And if you're looking for shopping ...
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