Grandparents And Christmas

As much as we all look forward to the Christmas season, with its parties and lights and songs and fellowship, we all know that the holidays are best celebrated with children, without whose innocent wonder Santa Claus wouldn't even exist. Everything about the season is richer, when we can see it all through our childrens' eyes.

Children are usually the focal points of most holiday celebrations, but even more so at large family gatherings, when relatives get to enjoy the youngest family members, often for the first time. Even so, it's more and more difficult for families to gather at Christmas than it's ever been. Extended families, today, are spread out more than ever before.

Regardless of where a family may reside, if they have children, they can count on one thing, every holiday season-Grandma and Grandpa want to see their grandchildren on Christmas. In fact, both sets of grandparents probably compete, each year, to see who can exert the most pressure and guilt, in order to bring a holiday visit, no matter how far away they may live.

Family life has changed, though, since most of today's grandparents were new parents. Most young families, today, are two-income households, and holiday vacation time for Dad may be different than Mom's time off. Travel-planning, particularly during the holidays, is more difficult than it was a generation ago. Airline travel is more expensive and also more difficult, when flying with small children.

Having to travel through airports is never a picnic, but it's even worse during the holiday season. And expensive. And with young kids in tow, it's the kind of challenge every parent dreads. It's certainly not the best way to begin what ought to be a fun holiday with relatives.

Grandparents who want to see the newest family members at Christmas can make their childrens' lives much simpler by taking the traveling initiative themselves. It's much easier for an empty nest couple to fly during the holidays than it is for a family with infants or toddlers. And once at their destination, grandparents can offer to stay in a motel, rather than taking over someone's room, at Christmas.

One of the best ways for grandparents to visit during the holidays is to plan the trip for before Christmas. They can send presents ahead and be there to watch their grandchildren open them. It's a great opportunity, then, for Grandma and Grandpa to travel on and have their own quiet holiday vacation, when hotel and resort prices are usually bargains.

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