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Grandparents love watching their grandchildren as they grow. Some people say that grandparents love their grandchildren more than they did their children when they were younger. This is perhaps because grandparents have no more responsibility to think and be busy about that gives them all the time to enjoy with their grandchildren. They are misinterpreted though by many people.

When people grow old, they begin to become more sensitive and that is where young people should start to understand them more than other people in their family. Grandparents tend to get hurt with just the tiniest thing that they see around them. They often complain of not being taken careof or they complain that the people around them do not care anymore for them because they are old and cannot be benefited anymore. That is just a part of their getting old and young children must understand them.

When I was a teenager, I used to go with my grandparents to the fields where we worked. Obeying my grandparents was perhaps the best thing that I contributed in making them live longer. Grandparents expect their grandchildren to obey them and abide by their rules and so that was what I did. Once you go against them, they will feel very bad, which will add to their burden and make their life shorter.

As teens who already know what is proper and what is not, they should always bear in mind that what they do to their grandparents contributes much in how long they will live. The kinder the grandchildren, the happier the grandparents will be, which will make them healthier and add more days to their life.

Stress is one of the silent killers of man today. Grandparents must not be stressed. They must be always relaxed in order for them to feel more comfortable and healthy. That is why young people must always take into consideration their grandparents' feelings.

There are better things to do than hang with friends. Why not bring your grandparents to the park or anywhere where they can relax and enjoy? If your grandparents are happy, this will surely add many days to their life. You can also cook for them but make sure that what you are cooking for them are healthy food with less or no cholesterol. Food is very important in a person's life and food for grandparents must be well-guarded in order to assure for a healthy diet for them.

There are many things that grandchildren could do to their grandparents that could make their life longer. They could behave well, take care of their grandparents and do what is right and their grandparents would be happy and live longer.

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