Family ties are very important to many. It is what keeps us all together as family. These types of bonds go very deep. Grandparents are an essential part of every family. They are the ones that directly played a role in our own existence. Grandparent's Day is a day that honors those special seniors that we should cherish and respect. It is a relatively new holiday but it is one that should be maintained and carried on for many years to come.



Grandparent's Day is a secular holiday that has come to be celebrated in both the United States and Canada on the very first Sunday after Labour Day. Grandparents are people that seem to get less and less respect all the time. This just is not acceptable. People need to be made aware of how special seniors are to our community and our history. It is up to the rest of us to make sure our older generations are cared for and considered the way they should be.

The very first Grandparent's Day was started by a lady named Marian McQuade. She realized that it was time to take a stand for grandparents that were not receiving the respect they deserve and she pushed for this day to be made national. Many of the government officials agreed with all that she had to say regarding the importance of the nation's grandparents. The first Grandparent's Day ever was in the year 1978. Marian's family has a website devoted to her cause and does all they can to support what she believed so strongly in.

Marian's main goal was to have all of the young people of today be made aware of all their grandparents had to go through and work for. Without their hard work and sacrifices, many of us would not have the wonderful free lives we lead today. A history lesson in school is just not good enough when it comes to the reality of what Marian believed in. The best way to learn from our grandparents is to pay attention to them right now and honor them as they so deserve.

There is also a song that was written especially for the celebration of Grandparent's Day. It is called “A Song for Grandma and Grandpa” and it was written by a man named Johnny Prill. It is a lovely song that can be found online with a Google search. This song is just one of the many ways that seniors are honored for all they have done in the past to lead us to where we currently stand today.

The family structure is built on all that our grandparents have taught us. Our values and moral beliefs stem directly from them. The only way we will retain them is to remember and respect where they came from. More emphasis is needed on the family structure. Younger children will not be able to carry on all that their grandparents intended if they do not know any better. Grandparent's Day is a fantastic way to encourage youth to appreciate seniors.