Relative care

How busy are you? How hectic is your day to day life?  If you've got children and they've flown the nest you may have a bit more time on your hands...but if they've gone on to have grandchildren you may find yourself as busy as ever.

Many grandparents nowadays are still working full time and just when they thought their job of bringing up the kids was done, they find themselves being on call, unpaid childcare.

For most, it's a delight to look after the grandchildren but more and more grandparents today find themselves doing a bit more than picking them up after school.  BBC Radio Stoke's Mick Tucker reports...