There Are 7 Personalities Of Grandparents — And There's 1 Type That Might Be Best

A grandparent can be one of the most important people in your life or a stranger you barely know ― and there’s usually a reason why.

That’s because the grandparent you get or the one you become usually falls into known patterns categorized by researchers.

Building off of the 1964 classification system developed by age researchers Bernice Neugarten and Karol Weinstein, here are seven of the most popular modern grandparenting styles.

See which one you are, or which one you have, because there’s one style you might want to try emulating or encouraging, for everyone’s peace of mind.

The Formal Grandparent