Carlos González, pediatrician, on raising grandchildren: "Grandparents plan to spoil them as much as necessary."

Carlos González , a leading expert in pediatrics and respectful parenting, has shared a reflection that directly speaks to thousands of families : the role grandparents play in childhood. At a time when the line between nurturing and pampering is debated, his approach provides a comprehensive and undemanding perspective on family ties.

For years, González has championed the importance of closeness, affection, and children's autonomy, but her latest message about grandchildren goes a step further. As she explains in a video posted on her official TikTok account, the role of grandparents should not be governed by strict rules, but rather by unconditional love and emotional freedom.

“That’s what we’re here for”

“ Grandparents spoil their grandchildren as much as necessary ,” the pediatrician begins in the video. In a casual tone, he adds, “ That's what we're here for .” He breaks away from more traditional positions by stating, “ Some people say their parents should raise them. I don't even say that because I think they don't need anyone to raise them .”

Far from condemning this attitude, González celebrates it. He confesses that he would like his own children to raise their children as if they were already grandparents: with tenderness, without expectations, without rigidity. " I see with tremendous joy that this is more or less what they are doing ," he adds. He emphasizes that they are more patient and understanding people than he himself was in his own time.

In that same vein, he recalls a scene with his eldest grandson, when his son said, “ The only thing I hope is that he’s a good person .” González emphasizes that this should be the only valid goal in parenting: “ I didn’t expect him to be an engineer or a lawyer, I didn’t expect him to succeed in I don’t know what, I expected him to be a good person .” And he concludes optimistically: “ He will be, he almost certainly will be, if his parents are good people, which they are .”