How Grandparents help their Children and Grandchildren

Here is a link that discusses the role that grandparents play in helping their adult children and their grandchildren.  It is titled "Since the Great Recession, More Children Raised by Grandparents."  While part of the study discusses this fact, it also relates the influence of grandparents in other aspects of life.  They can certainly be a great resource to help parents.     http://pewsocialtrends.org/assets/pdf/764-children-raised-by-grandparents.pdf