Broken Britain Turns Grey To Save Family Values

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Surrogate grandparents fill the void left by absent or â??badâ?? older relatives Broken homes across Britain are turning to surrogate grandparents to bring families closer together, and older people are proving that there is no substitute for experience by replacing missing or bad role models. â??This proves the increased value of older people in todayâ??s society,â?? says Juliet Hambro of Grannylook.com â?? a website dedicated to the art of grandparenting. â??Children and grandchildren are benefitting from the wisdom, love and experience of older people in the community if they are not receiving it from their own families. Sadly, this is increasingly true but the upside is that older people are gaining greater respect after decades of neglect,â?? adds granny guru Hambro. â??With Grandparents Day on October 5, we think that 2008 is turning into the Year of the Granny.â?? Grannylook.com has seen a huge rise in demand for surrogate grandparents, with people across the UK hoping for a granny get-together. Hambro says that there are many reasons why people are searching out surrogate grandparents. â??Some families live far away from their own relatives, while others will have lost loved ones,â?? says Hambro. â??But what we are increasingly seeing are young families seeking out alternative older influences.â?? â??It seems that the old saying â??you canâ??t pick your familyâ?? no longer holds true, as people are picking grandparents that fulfil traditional roles.â?? According to Grannylook.com, rather than just finding someone to babysit and spoil the kids rotten, surrogate searchers want their new grandparents to talk about â??the good old daysâ?? and teach children simple pleasures like â??pottering aroundâ?? in the garden or baking cakes. â??Older people in society are playing an increasingly important and active role in the development of Britainâ??s youngsters,â?? says Hambro. â??Now more than ever, kids need mature role models, and are having to turn to older people to find those.â??

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