Each year, the second Sunday in September is recognized as Grandparents Day. This year, it's on the 10th. It's the time to give them a card or gift, to visit, or to call them on the telephone.
For adult grandchildren, grandparents can be great sources of information. They've lived life and learned many things. Their knowledge and experience is a valuable asset you can draw from. Sometimes they can make just a simple statement that's loaded with the truth.
Today's grandparents are young. The average age for first-time grandparents today is about 48. While that may seem infinitely aged to kids and young adults, those grandparents, unlike the oldsters of yore, are still busy and in the workforce. For kids, it is probably the great-grandparents who have lived the longest and now have time to teach and reminisce.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
