Overview

• July 26 marks Día de los Abuelos in Argentina and much of Latin America in honor of saints Joaquín and Ana, patrons of grandparents under the Catholic tradition.
• Aldeas Infantiles SOS finds that 85 percent of grandparents care for grandchildren at some point, with 46.7 percent doing so regularly and 28.6 percent daily.
• Research links active grandparent involvement to stronger cognitive development and improved emotional and social well-being in children.
• Groups including CEOMA, COCEMFE and HelpAge International España are calling for legislation that protects grandparents’ autonomy, sets clear caregiving limits and combats elder isolation.
• Digital celebrations—from Google Doodles to the #DíadelosAbuelos hashtag—drive social-media engagement and widespread public recognition of the day.