| A | B |
| companionate | grandparent-grandchild relationship sought by most grandparents today |
| kinkeepers | those who focus more on the family |
| sandwich generation | those pressured by the needs of the older and younger generations |
| surrogate parents | role grandparents may be called on to play when parents are poor, young, or newly divorced |
| remote | type of grandparenting common a century ago |
| extroversion | tendency to be outgoing |
| agreeableness | tendency to be helpful |
| conscientiousness | tendency to be organized |
| neuroticism | tendency to be moody |
| openness | tendency to be imaginative |
| involved | type of grandparenting common throughout most of the twentieth century |