Grandparents: A practical guide to navigating grandparenting today

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The grandparent-grandchild relationship is a truly special one, but the lives of grandparents and grandkids have changed so much in recent times. How do grandparents create close relationships with the children they adore whilst living their own busy lives

Bestselling parenting expert and psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg's Grandparents celebrates the immense contribution grandmothers and grandfathers make to families, and his groundbreaking Grandparenting Code offers a wise formula for successful and harmonious grandparenting in today's world. He shows how to be involved in grandchildren's lives without treading on parents' toes, and addresses tricky topics such as screentime, 'greycare' and divorce.


Grandparents features inspiring, funny and heart-warming stories from well-known grandparents Kevin Rudd, Jackie French, Jenny Kee, David Williamson, Hugh Mackay, Jane Caro, Professor Gordon Parker and Eric Tweedale.


An invaluable resource for modern grandparenting, Grandparents is the perfect gift for a first-time grandparent, or whenever challenges arise.


'For over twenty years Dr Michael Carr-Gregg has provided accurate, up-to-date and reliable information laced with humour and compassion to Australia's parents. In this brilliant new book he has managed to do the same for the country's grandparents.' -Melissa Doyle, journalist and author of Fifteen Seconds of Brave


'Being a grandparent should be one of life's great joys and here Michael Carr-Gregg has a very practical guide on how to savour the delights and sort the challenges.' -Neil Mitchell, journalist and 3AW presenter


'An absolute must-read for all aspiring and established grandparents, and also pretty darn useful for parents too! Another gem from a psychologist who knows how to hit exactly the right mark.'-Dr Helen Street, applied social psychologist and wellbeing consultant

Author Bio

Dr Michael Carr-Gregg is an adolescent psychologist, a well-respected speaker and one of Australia's leading parenting authorities. In 1985 he founded CanTeen, the acclaimed cancer patients' support group for teenagers in New Zealand and Australia.
Michael has been a contributor on Melbourne radio 3AW, the resident parenting expert on Channel 7's Sunrise and a regular guest on its Morning Show. He has written several bestselling books on parenting, including Surviving Adolescents, The Princess Bitchface Syndrome, and Surviving Year 12. Michael has also worked with organisations including Reach Out and Beyond Blue and has been the 'Agony Uncle' for Girlfriend magazine. He has won many awards for his work.