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Grandparent Buying Power

According to The Grandparent Study 2002 Report from AARP, the top reasons grandparents spend money on their children are birthday gifts (97%), holiday gifts such as Christmas, Hanukah, or Kwanzaa (96%), because they enjoy buying things for grandchildren (93%) and to entertain or have fun with their grandchildren (90%).

Geandparent's Special Role

Grandparents hold an unique position within families as the link to traditions, culture and history. Your child learns from your parents, so help them stay close.

It's a new world out there and with the average age of a first time grandparent only 47, and baby boomers becoming grandparents, they will continue to play a vital role in families for decades," says Christine Crosby, founder of GRAND Magazine.

Grandparents Helping to Assure Their Grand Kids Future

The Saving for College Company, today announced the results of an online survey that asked parents to rank ten concerns as they pertain to their family from 1 to 10, with one being the most concerning and 10 the least. The results reveal that the top fear of parents is job security (3.48), followed by saving for retirement (3.75) and dying before their children grow up (4.30). The ability to afford their children's educational needs (4.48) rounded out the top four. The issues parents worry about less than saving for college include crime (5.05), the environment (5.20), rising gas prices (6.73), the amount of time their kids spend watching TV or playing video games (6.84), the threat of terrorism (7.27), and lastly, traffic (7.64).

GRAND Magazine also announced the other nine finalists of the 2006 Sexiest Celebrity Grandparent Awards(TM), who all live life with spirit and passion while celebrating the grandparent experience.

- Tina Turner, the queen of rock and roll
- Paul Newman, actor, racecar driver, has given millions to children's charities
- Priscilla Presley, actress and wife of the King of Rock n' Roll
- Colin Powell, has served his country with bravery and distinction
- Peggy Fleming, Olympic skating champion and legend of the sport
- Harrison Ford, actor, pilot, box office sensation
- Goldie Hawn, TV icon of the 60s and spirited actress
- Whoopi Goldberg, one of our great comedic geniuses
- Pierce Brosnan, James Bond at his best