What is my role as grandparent?

Id wait for her lead on that, or ask her. I think it depends on how long you know her, how much youve raised it, if her bio mother is in the picture, etc.

Offer to babysit, bring her some meals to freeze, ask her what she needs.

Hi there! I think that you should ask your step daughter what she would prefer you to call yourself. If she doesn't have a preference, call yourself grandma. You are a family, you don't have to put up barriers with the whole step thing.

In the early stages you may or may not be expected to do much. It depends on how your daughter and son feel about your involvement. Maybe you will babysit for the child. Later on when the child goes to school, you should probably be prepared to be an emergency contact. If you become close With the child, you might shop with them, eat lunch with hem, have sleepovers, bake cookies, etc.

Overall, just be there for your grandchild, like you (hopefully) are for you stepdaughter .

This changes from grandparent to grandparent. Each & every person is different.

You can be a great example and support in this child's life or you can just be a casual visitor. It is all up to you.

When I think of my grandmothers they were both different as night and day. One taught me how to be proper, have good manners and respect, how to set a table, how to behave while out to eat and more. While my other grandmother introduced me to scary movies, we watched tv shows together and played a lot of card games.

Again we are all different.

Think about what you want to share with this child and what you don't want to share.