Older Yet Wiser

Older Yet Wiser, run by ChildsSide, received funding to deliver a series of workshops for grandparents with child-caring responsibilities.

The group-based workshops and mini-series enabled grandparents to contribute to their grandchildren’s social and emotional wellbeing.

Session participants were able to enhance their relationship with their grandchildren, whilst receiving up-to-date information on raising children in the 21^st century.

New information, key tools and skills can emphasise positive relationships, help understanding, and enhance interaction with the child’s world. Weekly home activities are set to help embed positive communication and language skills.

Why this project was developed

Research recognises the importance of securely attached relationships during the early years of a child’s development. It also suggests that grandparents are increasingly responsible for childcare with over 1.9 million grandparents having childcaring responsibilities for their grandchildren.

This project gives grandparents the opportunity to broaden their understanding of the value of childhood social and emotional wellbeing and how pivotal those first 1001 days are for their grandchildren’s brain development.