Changing Diapers at 55: Unexpected Joy of Being a Stay-at-Home Grandmother

At the age of 55, I spend my days changing diapers, reading stories, and rocking the sweetest chubby baby to sleep. I am a stay-at-home grandmother, and I am one of a quiet number of middle-aged women chipping in to help care for our grandchildren and driving the U.S. economy.

According to findings from childcareaware.org more than half of grandparents who live within an hour of their grandchildren provide childcare every week, and nearly a third of grandparents report changing their work sch...