Finds that college-aged grandchildren used face-to-face and telephone communication more frequently with a grandparent than written media, but that all were used fairly frequently; communication using all media was more frequent when the grandparent or the grandchild initiated interaction as opposed to the parent; grandparent-initiated contact…

Discusses four themes that emerged from grandparents' written accounts of conversations with their college-aged grandchildren. Argues that expressions of affiliation, pride, exchange (of advice and information), and feeling distance from their grandchildren are fundamental elements of the relationship from the grandparents' perspectives. (SR)