Humans, whales, and dolphins have evolved to live well beyond child-bearing age because this helps raise the survival chances of their descendants, argues a new theory of aging in social animals.--Ronald D. Lee
That suggests that grandmothers are geared toward feeling what their grandchildren are feeling when they interact with them. If their grandchild is smiling, they’re feeling the child’s joy. And if their grandchild is crying, they’re feeling the child’s pain and distress.--James Riley
A child needs a grandparent, anybody’s grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world.--Charles and Ann Morse