Key points

Worry comes with love, but sometimes it’s more about us than our grandkids.

Balance concern with trust—observe, pause, and allow grandchildren to build resilience.

Preparation, timing, and respect can help if you need to raise an issue with your adult children.

In my private practice, I work with a grandmother who feels like she worries “too much” about her teenage granddaughter. She often feels that when she visits with her adult children and grandchildren, as much as she loves seeing them, she always leaves worrying more and more about things that her granddaughter is doing.

Her granddaughter’s struggles with friendships, her reliance on social media , and worries about her future in today’s uncertain world sit squarely on this grandmother’s shoulders. Connected to this

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