Snowbird Grandparents - New Grandparents

As more and more grandparents become snowbirds and migrate south to winter, people worry about how it affects their children and grandchildren. The views on how snowbird migration affects families vary - as many as family members. As one child said, we always spend a holiday with Grandma and Grandpa. ' A parent commented, "They will miss most of their granddaughter's life, and they don't seem to care about it. They choose to absent from their grandparents. From a young adult, "I have snowbirds. Grandparents, and thus have established terrible relationships with them. "Another point of view is, "They have raised their children all their lives, and now they are free to do what they like." "From Snowbird himself," we raised our children, now is our time. "

As with everything in life, there are advantages and disadvantages. This is not what I will choose to do, but that is me. Living in a different state or province with grandparents is no different from grandchildren. And in many cases, the descendants and grandchildren decided to move to other places. The main difference is that in this case, grandparents choose to stay away from their families.

The positive factors of having a Snowbird grandparent are:

- During the cold winter we live in, we have the opportunity to visit our grandparents in a sunny and warm climate.
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- There are still six months this year.
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- Grandparents can still be a good grandparent regardless of distance. There are calls, snail mail, and of course everyone's favorites, email and Skype.
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- The migration of snowbirds to a warm climate does not affect family relationships if you don't let it.
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- Grandparents meet new people and enrich their lives will only benefit the lives of their family members, they will be more interesting and have the opportunity to see their grandchildren and families again.

The negative impact on having a Snowbird grandparent is:

- In some cases, their own children are indignant at the fact that their grandparents are not for their grandchildren.
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- Grandchildren miss grandparents, especially if they have had a close relationship before they decided to become a snowbird.
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- Health or other conditions make their children more dependent on them to help their grandchildren.

Finally, retired couples will make choices based on their financial ability, health status and their own feeling of leaving the family for six months in a year.

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