Moms and dads are feeling the pinch when it comes to raising kids, and more and more are leaning on their own parents for support.

Earlier this week, Seattle Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson posted on X that she will not need financial support from her parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward.

This year, Washington was listed as having one of the highest daycare center prices in the country. According to the American Society on Aging , more than two million grandparents across the country are primary caregivers to their grandchildren.

In Washington, 53,000 children are being raised by grandparents. In Pierce County, more than 35,000 grandparents and other relatives are raising children. Besides financial support, some millennial parents are leaning on their boomer parents

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