Why maternal grandmothers are critical for children
It is no secret that grandparents play a very important role in the lives of their grandchildren. They help them grow up with many more values and family warmth. The love and affection within a relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is unsurpassed so it is not recommended that parents take them away from grandparents. However, studies indicate that among all grandparents, whether they are the father’s or the mother’s, it is the maternal grandmother who plays the most important role.
In the race for the position of the best grandfather, it is the maternal grandmother who takes the prize
For years, studies have shown the importance of children growing up close to their grandparents. These statements have also been reiterated by expert psychologists and family therapists. However, in the results of recent theoretical studies by writer, philosopher and multi-faceted Alexander Jodorowsky, maternal grandmothers may play a key role in both the genes and overall development of their grandchildren.
According to Alejandro Jodorowsky, who is of Chilean origin, children, even before they are born, already have oocytes, which are nothing more than female cells responsible for reproduction. These oocytes transmit a lot of genetic load from the mothers and grandmothers. The detail is that generally, oocytes are formed throughout a person’s adult life, but these findings, which are still theoretical, could indicate that in reality, oocytes can be formed even during the formation of the fetus inside the mother’s womb.
And this does not only apply to girls, since boys also carry in their DNA an inheritance from their grandmothers. However, it should be noted, that in this inheritance are not only implicit physical characteristics, but also bring personality characteristics, hereditary diseases and may even transmit experiences from when this grandmother was pregnant with her daughter.
All this can show how maternal grandmothers have a much stronger bond with their grandchildren, because it is a connection that is not only based on emotions and feelings but also on connections through DNA. Without a doubt, if this whole theory is proven, this would be another gift that grandmothers leave us during our lives.
If this topic is of great interest to you, you may want to review the information on this study. You can find it in his latest book “Metagenealogy: Family Tree as Art, Therapy and Essential Research”.
Having said that, we can only recommend that if your grandparents are still alive, you should allow yourself to share much more with them, as we assure you that there is a world of stories that they can share with you and many other things that they will no doubt want to pass on to you, so take advantage of them while they are still there. And if you no longer have them, do not worry, because much of them lies embedded in you.