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However, there has been little research done on the extent of the positive impact of grandparental investment on the development of grandchildren, and the results have been mixed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

But for the contention that that grandparental care alone explains the origin of menopause, he says, the results are “kind of the nail in the coffin.”

From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2023

For several months, Francis has delivered weekly catechism lessons on the need to treasure grandparental wisdom and not discard them as part of today’s “culture of waste.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2022

“I stood . . . still as a glazed dog, while Jessie introduced me to her classmates. ‘This is my grandfather, Boppo,’ she said, invoking my grandparental nickname.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2020

Experiments show regarding any given pair of these alternate characters that they are set apart again in the succeeding generation, returning in a definite percentage to the respective grandparental types.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.