Most often, grandparents will take the baby for an hour at the park or play at Grandma's house. Make sure the grandparents are equipped with age-appropriate books and toys.

Structured activities geared for grandparents and grandbabies are growing in popularity, like Gymboree Play and Music or classes to help young children get acclimated to swimming. These types of activities can create a common interest that the grandparents and grandchildren will share as the child grows.

Perhaps there is nothing more that you want than to have your child spend time with their grandparents but they don't live close enough for regular interaction. Thanks to modern technology, Web cameras and low-cost phone calls can make 1,000 miles seem like next door.

My daughter, who is expecting her first child any day now, will be moving across the country. Remembering her special times with her grandparents (or at least seeing the pictures), she wants to try to give her son special grandparent time, too. She's going to arrange for me to sing him a lullaby or read him a story several nights a week, just the two of us communicating via a video conference.

It's hard to hand your baby over to someone else, even if it is your own father and mother. If you feel you must, lay down the ground rules, but show some flexibility, too. And be thankful that there are people who love and care for your child almost as much as you do.

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