If the key roles didn't imparting from generation to generation and finally to be implemented on the new parents, that has to have sustainable values,

the role of grand parents is "0" zero.! So they did not made his work as a "good" parents and either, will not make their work as "good grand parents" too.

Or, for the sake of clarity, if you did not educate your children and did not teach them any values ​​that would give them the same values ​​of their children in their turn, or teach them at the moment as new parents, it is quite late to step in the life of your family, that you have not been interested in until now and to teach your grandchildren yet some values. it will be ridiculous

If you have not created ones in your family then your children will have very different values ​​and views from yours, it is logical and you will have no connection either, so you could hardly get into contact with your grandchildren too.

The issue is that the ancestors mostly can help to raise their grandchildren, as is the case in many animal species and mammals, which especially the female stops producing at a certain age to be a "grandmother" and to help grow her grandchildren.

All people live according to their abilities. They all have different values, sometimes many new families do not want to put past or outdated concepts from previous generation, in this case the grandparents do not have any role, or their role and impact is cutt purposely, by the new generation.

So every new parent has the right to choose how to educate his own children, Kids are first and foremost parents caring, and responsibility. And the role of the ancestors is always secondary (except in the cases where parents are sick, dead or in very big troubles, and grandparents has to take the role of parent ).

And the question is not what the role of the ancestors is, but whether they have prepared their childrens to be ready for the life.

The idea of ​​parenting is to raise a healthy generation and prepare it for survival. and so endlessly in the next generations.

But all living creatures learning only from experience and even the best values, education etc, couldn't help you in situation where you have to take quick decision and to move on. So no one can live instead you, and can give endless advises, to listen to "how to live".

Otherwise there are no families in which grandfathers and grandparents have developed values, and their children do not.

Our life is a live process, not static, not theoretical.

Everything moves in this world, so even the most interesting of the time transmitted values can sometimes not withstand the changes of modern times.

significant experience. good mentors - having time available to spend on the child and its development.

@Nadia, your experience shows that grand parents or even parents dont have much role in delivering values whereas culture and value grow based on actions of ancestors.

Grand Parents' experience is valuable and imperative.

They (grandchildren) are the holders of the cultural values and ethics in the family and in the society. As custodians of the sound cultural heritage, the elderly members of the family must impart these excellent ideals of societal living to their grandchildren and other younger members of their society who don't have grannies. This would help sustain the rich cultural heritage (usually through oral tradition) of families and/or societies from one generation to the other.

Yes, it's true. The role of Grand parents is often more important than that of the parents.

@ Manvendra, Life is an act of action, not a theory and a reading of books.

Normal Values ​​are transformed, developed, and added to each generation. Families and nations that live with the same values ​​for generations and for many centuries for centuries are nations that do not change. Practically This is impossible, and it is utopia. This means that such communities are encapsulated and closed societies that have no contact with other societies, like living in a vacuum and laboratory have no raids, no conflicts, no competition, no and upheaval.

On this planet, everything rests with the survival capabilities of life and the hierarchy that governs the smaller, the inferior, the weaker, the slower etc. To convey some values ​​that were important to your life, there is no guarantee that the same values ​​will work for the new life, in the new circumstances of the surrounding environment and the situations that have arisen.

My opinion is that "normal values" are not constant, because they are subject to modifications, always serving for the LIFE +HEALTH and survival of the family. They are built and added continuously with each generation. And as to the role of the ancestors, they should not be dominant so as to hinder the development of their grandchildren and their choice, how to live and what to do with their lives. If values ​​are presented as a kind of burden, things to keep in mind, whether they need it or not, regardless of the situation or the environment, that is completely meaningless.

For example, in Africa there are tribes in which, as twins are born, "it is not good", "bad omen" and a variety of nonsense. But the interviewer asks parents, why they abandoning the born healthy children? they say because it is a Tradition, tease are the values fro; their ancestors! So even they do not want to trow their healthy children, they will do this, because "the parents said".

Here is an example of abnormal values. This example, is one of the millions of examples of meaningless "values," or "the next generation to do things, only because the older says, to do them, or want, but without any reason, argument or logic..."

The word "value" is a concept, opinion, idea, understanding of the things.

And each generation has his own experience from which he get the most big learning, and get new ideas, new concepts, new understandings..

Many values ​​go against life and the health of the generations, just to observe certain rituals, which then prove to be harmful to the generations. Mankind has advanced precisely because of non-observance of certain traditions, values, beliefs and beliefs.

You see, humanity does not want to learn new things and change easily or by themselves, not forced. Because of the fear of the unknown! That's why peoples need a very well-known and safe "values" ​​that will give them the recipes of "how to live without to mistake!" Most important experiance is after a mistake! So only practicve and traning , repeating will give the results and develope some skils in living creatures, not only in humans.

Values, did not work, if they are meaningless and do not have real explanation of "why you have to do this".

Values who teach the new generations "how to live without thinking!" risk the life of the new generation. And this is very bad.

The idea of ​​life is to change and build. We are genetically transformed throughout our lives, and so must the values. If they do not change with each generation, they are not part of the changing life. of the "living life"

Remember - the lifelike nature is changing. dead nature - has no change or movement. Although rocks and stones change physically with time.

So first you clarify to you what "values" are that have resisted all the changes of time and history and which are still alive - in practice, ask why they are observed - and see if there really is a real reason for them to observe , not just blindly followed, simply "because all peoples do, so we, or because everybody before us do this, think this.. etc.. so we have to keep this!" without knowing why?

And most of all, grandparents has to enjoy the grandchildren and have fun. Because life is not known when it will end, children need happiness and laughter, games and a beautiful memories of their childhood - happily and carefree.

For me, the most important value is person must be happy and healthy.

The role of the grandparent is mostly to be grateful that has grandchildren, to enjoy them with a playing, because the kids want to play and to be happy. And to give some advise for the life, but not to force them, because they has to make their own mistakes, from which they will learn, and get their experience.

If grandparents want to get more respect, like an older, then, the kid will not respect his parents the most. The grandparents has to have respect, like an older relative, but the kid has to recognize his parents on the first place.