Question

Describe your own grandparents and how you want to grandparent.

1. Describe your maternal grandparents. How did ther grandparent? List the dimensions of meaning you think your grandparent assigned to their role ( centrality, valued elder, indulgence, re involvement, immorality)

2. Describe your paternal grandparents. How did they grandparent? List the dimensions of meaning you think your grandparent assigned to their role ( centrality, valued elder, indulgence, re involvement, immorality)

3. What type of grandparent will you be? Describe the style of grand parenting you think you will take and the dimensions you think will be the most important.

Answer 1

1. Describe your maternal grandparents. How did they grandparent? List the dimensions of meaning you think your grandparent assigned to their role ( centrality, valued elder, indulgence, re involvement, immorality)

My maternal grand parents had been very supportive since my child hood. Every time, we would visit them, we would find the warmth that grand parents actually impart to their children. For them, their character and morals were very important as they would behave like people high in moral values. Indulgences didn’t find much way in their daily living and their world was around us, whenever the family visits occurred.

2. Describe your paternal grandparents. How did they grandparent? List the dimensions of meaning you think your grandparent assigned to their role ( centrality, valued elder, indulgence, re involvement, immorality)

I don’t find much difference between grandparents on both ends. The only difference lies in the freedom that we found in the house of my maternal grand parents, was not found on the other side. My paternal grand mother used to be a very strict person with a number of rules and impositions on what should be done in which manner. Here, as well, indulgences did not play a major role as being old they had given up on most of the luxuries. The only important thing that stayed was their values and the live given to us.

3. What type of grandparent will you be? Describe the style of grand parenting you think you will take and the dimensions you think will be the most important.

The style of grand parenting that I would want to take up would be the maternal style where children do get some freedom in being children. Too many impositions do take away the fun that should be allowed. Also, unlike my grandparents, in would like to retain some of the “non ascetic” part of life with morals intact and family in the centre.