What Happens When Old and Young Connect

Forty years ago, the eminent Cornell University professor and child psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner famously concluded, “Every child needs at least one adult who is irrationally crazy about him or her.” The benefits of a caring adult mentor on children’s well-being have been reinforced in study after study, as well as reports from youth themselves.But what do older adults gain from relationships with young people? .. Let’s see the it in the context of American society.

For the first time ever, in 2019 the U.S. has more people over 60 than under 18. That milestone brought with it little celebration. Indeed, there were abundant concerns that America would soon be awash in a gray wave, spelling increased health care costs for an aging population, greater housing and transportation needs, and fewer young workers contributing to Social Security. Some feared a generational conflict over shrinking resources, a looming tension between kids and “canes.”

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