Bonding with grandkids may prevent depression in elderly.
An emotionally close relationship between grandparents and their grandkids may ward off depression in both, a new study has found.
An emotionally close relationship between grandparents and their grandkids may ward off depression in both, a new study has found.
US researchers found that grandparents and grandchildren have real, measurable effects on each other's psychological well-being long into grandchildren's adulthood.
"We found that an emotionally close grandparent-adult grandchild relationship was associated with fewer symptoms of depression for both generations," said Sara M Moorman, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Boston College.
