Why join Grandparents Wanted?

In today's society couples starting a new family are older than that of the last century. They are also choosing to develop their careers and travel the world prior to settling down with their first child. This growing trend of older parents and global migration is leading to shifts in social and family structures.

As a result our children are born into families with older living grandparents, or without because they have passed on, or live somewhere else in the world. Unfortunately, they miss out on the enormous contribution that a grandparent can bring to them - A place to learn and grow in a loving nurturing environment filled with traditional family values. Research shows that youngsters lucky enough to have loving grandparents are destined to be winners. What can we do for those who are not so lucky?

Grandparents Wanted was founded to give every child a better chance to win in life. Our belief that there is more to childcare than just changing nappies or watching over our children. Family values, loving care and a supportive nurturing environment are cornerstone to a child's development. Our mission to bring parents and like minded mature individuals together, to extend families that strive towards keeping tradition and family values alive, who work towards building solid foundations for the future of our children.


For Families

Are your children unable to enjoy the benefits of an extended family? Perhaps you are living abroad and day to day contact for your kids with their natural grandparents is not possible. Do you want your children to have senior guidance in their lives?

Many older adults enjoy the company of children and perhaps there is an older person or surrogate grandparents living near you that would love to be part of a mutually beneficial relationship with your family. Together you can build a long term relationship that resembles an extended family.

Children benefit hugely from the extended family or senior relationships. It gives them someone else to talk to, someone to teach them the traditional skills such as, cooking, sowing, knitting, carpentry. I remember many a day baking with my granny and chatting to her about what is was like when she was a child. Grandparents are known for their stories and encouragement to children. Do you remember being told how lucky you were and what it used to be like when your grandparents were children?

Parents also benefit from the extended family relationship. Finding a good grandparent match will give you someone special in your lives. Your surrogate granny or granddad could be a great impartial adviser, listener, confidante and inspiration for you and your family. A senior relationship can give you a special grandma or grandpa to share the joys and worries of family life with. Of course it’s always great to have someone to help with the running of the family, to give you a break now and again as they can help out with childcare. Over time, your new extended family will grow together and form a strong bond and grow in love for each other. Maybe you are looking to spend holidays together and long for a sense of belonging to a larger family and the security of having someone to turn to for support and help.


The first step is to create your profile on GrandParentsWanted. Tell prospective grannies and granddads all about your family, and what you are looking for in this new extended family relationship. No personal contact information is ever displayed as all communication between families and grand parents is done via an internal messaging system. You decide when to share your personal contact information.


For Grandparents

Do you enjoy interacting with children? Regular interaction with children can help us feel healthier, more connected and of course less lonely. Maybe you are finding yourself making the transition from the workplace to retirement, with time on your hands to fill. Perhaps you’ve lost contact with your own grandchildren or never had any grandchildren.

Have you considered becoming a surrogate granny or granddad? Maybe there is a family near you that would love to be part of a mutually beneficial relationship with you. Together you can build a long term relationship that resembles an extended family.

• Do you enjoy the company of children?
• Do you enjoy being a part of a family?
• Can you enrich the life of a child?
• Are you 50 years or older?
• Have you time to spend with a family?

If so, families are looking for people like you.

Create your grandparent profile and find a Family match. Become an important member of a family, share your time, love, skills and life experiences with them, and they with you. Offer each other support, love and wisdom traditionally provided through the extended family arrangement.

Grannies and granddads benefit from this new extended family relationship. It’s good to feel needed by a family. It gives you a great opportunity to share your knowledge, wisdom and skills with the children. What better way to spend your time than teaching a whole new generation about life, sharing your experiences and passing on the knowledge you have acquired through the years. This new extended family or senior relationships keeps traditions alive and most of all reinforces the importance of family values.

Children also benefit hugely. It gives them someone else to talk to, someone to teach them the traditional skills such as, cooking, sowing, knitting, carpentry. I remember many a day baking with my granny and chatting to her about what is was like when she was a child. Do you have stories to tell and do you enjoy giving encouragement to children


Types of members

The first step is to create your free profile on GrandParentsWanted. Tell a little about yourself, and what you are looking for in this new extended family relationship. No personal contact information is ever displayed as all communication between families and grand parents is done via an internal messaging system. You decide when to share your personal contact information.

Grandparents Wanted has both "Free" and "Gold" members. Free members can create a profile, upload their photo, search the member database, and show interest in other members. Gold members can do all this and also send email, chat with other members (online chat and video chat) and much more.

The Gold Membership offers you access to all features and is offered at only $9.95 US for one month. It's a subscription based package so you can be a member for as long or short a time as you like.