Your Village Parents Magazine Parents Perspective Baby Showers Are Not Just For Expectant Parents By Melissa Bykofsky Melissa Bykofsky Instagram Twitter Website Melissa Bykofsky is the executive editor, features and trends at Parents.com. She oversees the site's digital spotlights and guides on important topics impacting parents and families, including maternal mortality rates and the mental load of parenting. She is also mom to an energetic one-year-old. our editorial guidelines Published on January 1, 2015 Share Tweet Pin Email Grandparents-to-be are throwing parties of their own. Since millennial parents are returning to work soon after having a baby, grandparents are taking a more active role in caring for their grandkids. They are often stepping in as babysitter or nanny; 72 percent of grandparents take care of their grandkids on a regular basis, according to grandparents.com. With this new responsibility comes the need for a Pack n' Play, stroller, and high chair for grandma and grandpa. Enter the grand baby shower. These parties can be co-ed, to celebrate both grandma and grandpa, and involve registries, gifts, and decorations similar to a standard baby shower. Some parents find these parties unnecessary since grandparents already had a celebration when they were expectant parents. Others see it as a fun way for grandparents-to-be to prepare for their grandchild's arrival. We want to know, Would you encourage your parents to host a grandma or grandpa shower? Take our poll, and then share a comment below — it could appear in a future issue of Parents. [polldaddy poll=8554074] Photo: Baby shower celebration via Shutterstock Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit