Not everyone is fortunate enough to have their close family members nearby. However, grandparents can have lifelong, positive impacts on children, even if they don’t live in the same village (or city or town). “Even from afar—across provinces or countries—grandparents provide what no one else can: a living, breathing connection to a child’s family history and where their parents came from,” says Dr. Caitlin Slavens, BAACS, MC, R Psych, a psychologist, family, perinatal & child psychologist at Mama Psychologists.
