As childcare gets more and more expensive, younger adults with children are asking for their parents help, in particular their mom’s help, more now than ever before. In fact, a 2022 survey revealed that nearly 60% of grandmothers provided some form of care for their grandkids. But some experts warn that too much responsibility sharing between parents and grandparents could end up hurting their relationships.
Clinical and family psychologist, Dr. Jennifer Hartstein of Hartstein Psychological Services, joins NBC News Now to discuss how grandparents roles in their grandkids lives are changing, and if parents needs to ask the grandparents to help out, how they can go about having this conversation.
Watch now to learn more.
