Why do parents send their children to grannies during summer break?

@segungb (169)
Nigeria
August 29, 2010 2:43pm CST
I have tried to look at the reasons. Is it to make the grannies happy? Is it to give themselves time as husband and wives? Is it for the children to learn somethings from the grannies?
7 responses
• Canada
29 Aug 10
For both reasons. The couple gets time to spend together as husband and wife. And the grandparents I'm sure would like to spend time with their grandchildren.
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@ladysakurax (1161)
• Canada
29 Aug 10
1. It saves monney. Daycare can be expensive. 2. When children are with the grandparents, you know they will treat your children good and probably they will teach alot of things to them as well. 3. It will make a stronger bond between them. So those are my guesses.
• Canada
30 Aug 10
I agree with those reasons, but I also think that it gives the couple alone time, time to re-connect, and be able to work on their relationship if their are problems in the marriage. Even if their aren't per say problems, every marriage has room for growth in certain areas for example communication, intimacy, trust, etc.
@xavier_sh (222)
• Nepal
30 Aug 10
Parents send their children to their grannies during summer because 1. it will bring these two relation close to each other at least once in a year so that they can understand each better. 2. it will surely make grannies happy toi see their grandchildren roaming around the, talking to them and laughing. 3. it will make youngester feel a kind of respect and honour to their elders. 4. They get to learn many things from thei grannies. 5. and of course a very good chace for a couple to pass a private and separate life with each other. diving in the ocean of love. happy mylotting
• Canada
30 Aug 10
I think that the main reasons that a coupe woud send their kids to stay with their grandparents for a few weeks over the summer woud be ... 1) It gives the mum a break if she is a stay at home mum. 2) If both parents are working then it saves money on child care as it is costly. 3) It gives the kids a chance to spend one on one time with the grandparents. 4) It gives the kids a break from their parents. 5) The last and probably the most important reason is that it gives the couple a chance to re-connect, have alone time, and feel almost like a honeymoon.
@5mayday (1053)
• Norway
30 Aug 10
I must agree with everyone's post from above, that the main point is that the parents can have sometime alone and the grandparents can spend some time with the children too. If thats only once a year and that last about 1-2 weeks, then I dont see any problem with it.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
11 Sep 10
I actually don't send my children to their grandmothers' houses during the summer, but they do go to spend the night with them quite frequently throughout the year. The main reason for this for us is because the children want to spend time with their grandparents. In addition to this, my mother and also my in-laws want to be able to spend a lot of time with the kids. Finally, the main reason that I don't object to it is because I want my children to have the kind of relationship with their grandparents that I had with my own.
@nishdan01 (3051)
• Singapore
30 Aug 10
There may be several reasons why parents do that. Reasons may be different for everyone. I have never send my kids that way. My kids are small and the other reason is that I am not working. Sending kids to Grannies gives tham a wonderful time. It is a break for kids and they learn something new there away from parents. For children, it helps in better bonding. You save on daycare expense, plus the children will be fed homecooked food. For couples, it might be a time to look forward in improving their relationship without botheration from children.