I am glad for you that you have motivated children as I can appreciate your perspective, however there are many kids that do not fall into that catagory. I feel that you get out what you put in. In most cases anyway.

Not every Grandparent has lazy Grandchildren.

My male cousins use to help Grandma with the yard until, one of them joined the military, one started running a restaurant, a few of them went off to college, and a few of them started their own families. As for the female cousins most are in college or raising families.

I moved back home to help Grandma, when the last of the youngest cousins left home. Being the second eldest it is my duty to help our Grandmother maintain her house, when others return home whether its for a vacation or permanent…they fulfill their duties as well.

Not everyone’s grandchildren are under 18 with no sense of responsibility towards ones elders, and are completely self absorbed in video game land.

My grandmother gladly watches her great grandchildren while my Husband and I work on the yard. The eldest one (7y) loves to help her in the garden.

When my parents in law move out of their house in a few months we are going to Faithworks and hiring their workers to help with clean up of the yard and minor repairs in the home. Its a great program that helps people gain job experience, and helps those that aren’t able to do the laborious tasks necessary to keep up ones home.

I think this is a wonderful program that helps both the worker and the elderly. Thank you Interfaith Ministries, Communiy Action AND International Paper

The Grandchildren would help, but that would mean leaving the gaming console and going outside to do something constructive, poor lost creatures.