How Culture Shapes Caregiving Across Generations
For many families, caregiving is a way to honor those who came before them Fact checked by Shannon Sparks In Filipino, utang na loob describes an enduring debt to someone who has done a favor for you — a debt of gratitude. For Stacy Subida, this concept represents gratitude toward family members and manifests as a […]
It’s Your Choice: You Can Change Your Views of Aging and Improve Your Life
People’s beliefs about aging have a profound impact on their health, influencing everything from their memory and sensory perceptions to how well they walk, how fully they recover from disabling illness, and how long they live. When aging is seen as a negative experience (characterized by terms such as decrepit, incompetent, dependent, and senile), individuals […]
The Power of Intergenerational Connections
Among the many lessons that 2020 has taught us is that human happiness goes hand-in-hand with human connectedness. That counts doubly so for intergenerational relationships between older adults and younger individuals, according to a 2019 AARP study. Researchers found that 93% of people on both sides of a close intergenerational friendship felt it came with […]