If you have recently become a grandparent, congratulations! If you are still waiting, don’t give up hope.

It is now normal for many not to become grandparents until their mid-60s. Several of our friends have waited so long that they joke about their “four-legged grandchildren.”

With birth rates declining, this new, long-awaited generation receives significantly more attention than grandchildren did in the past. I noticed last Halloween that many kids weren’t just trick-or-treating with their parents, but they were also being watched and fawned over by several other adult family members.

The high cost of raising children and the scarcity of available childcare also mean that adult children are relying on their parents more than ever for help once the grandkids arrive. Before committing t

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