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I also know a couple of people who's Grandparents pay the Grandchildren's School Fees (like the below).
Should grandparents help out with the cost of school fees?
Grandparents saving families millions on child care
A trend, or the norm?
My kids are lucky to see one set of Grandparents a year and the other set, whilst close by don't babysit or look after the kids in situations other than one off's or emergencies
redwing said:What I've also noticed a lot of lately is the amount of Grandparents looking after Grandchildren from 1-2 day's a week, just dropping Grandchildren off and picking up from School, or looking after them for up to 5 days a week, whilst the parents work
I also know a couple of people who's Grandparents pay the Grandchildren's School Fees (like the below).
Should grandparents help out with the cost of school fees?
Dinner on Saturday night saw a group of parents discussing whether their children are going to public or private school. While it wasn't a debate over which school system is better, the conversation was about cost. One friend put the onus onto her own parents, saying that her children would only be attending the local private school if the grandparents were forking out for the fees.
It got me thinking. Is the reliance on our parents to support us and our children more common than we think? How much do we take it for granted?
Grandparents saving families millions on child care
Grandparents are saving parents almost $90 million a year on child care in New South Wales, according to a report released today by the Council on the Ageing.
The report found between 10 and 20 per cent of people aged over 65 are providing unpaid care for their grandchildren.
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The council's Ian Day says grandparents are typically providing about 12 hours of care each week.
"The average time per week is about 12.7 hours and therefore they're probably saving their children in the order of $1.8 million a week or almost $90 million a year in childcare costs," he said.
But he says the trend is not across all socio-economic groups.
"The incidence of grandparents looking after their grandchildren seems to be isolated to some of the wealthier suburbs," he said.
"So you could almost guess that the grandparents are helping their own children to stay in the general area by looking after the grandchildren while their children go back to work to pay the mortgage."
A trend, or the norm?
My kids are lucky to see one set of Grandparents a year and the other set, whilst close by don't babysit or look after the kids in situations other than one off's or emergencies