Grandparents are a family's secret weapon.(Features)

From: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) | Date: September 18, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: BY LISA SALMON

The stereotypical picture of a grandparent is a grey-haired, frail old person in a rocking chair.

The true picture is that many grannies and granddads these days are young and active - the average age for a new grandparent is just 46, and half of Britain's 13 million grandparents are under 60.

So, far from being boring, a day spent at grandma's can be a whole lot of fun for kids, ...

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