Our youth can be somewhat difficult to deal with, at times and some situations may call for stepping back and letting them figure their issues out by themselves, depending upon their age. However, children don’t need to be abandoned or made to fell like they don’t matter. If done respectfully and effectively, grandparents can serve as a mental and emotional support system for the grandchildren, by helping to instill and reinforce the fundamental values of the parents (which hopefully aren’t that different from the grandparents). In many instances, grandparents help the family continue to function, as a cohesive unit.