Good IG Reads!
There are many wonderful books for all levels of readers that recognize the unique beauty of intergenerational (IG) relationships. Here are a few that have touched me over the past few months. For preschoolers: My…
General interest
Remembering George K.
It was September, 1991. I was a college student at Holy Cross and started working at the Sudbury Senior Center coordinating intergenerational programs that brought seniors and children together. I asked the senior center director…
Nice or necessary?
Over the past year, as we’ve talked about our efforts to help people create intergenerational opportunities, people often say that our work is “so nice”. However, we’ve come to realize that not only is this…
“Getting older is the best thing that ever happened to me…”
As we celebrate Older American’s Month in May, I appreciate this quote from Oprah: “Getting older is the best thing that ever happened to me. I wake up every morning rejoicing that I’m still here…
What is our attitude about our own beauty?
For the past few years, Dove Beauty Products has been challenging all of us to reconsider what true beauty is. Their latest piece focuses on how we see ourselves versus how others see us. What…
Our attitudes effect our aging
More and more research is pointing to the same pattern: our attitudes about aging effect the way we age. The Boston Globe provides a summary of another research project. that supports this theory. Because of this, it…
HOW are YOU smart?
Dr. Howard Gardner proposes that there are actually eight types of intelligences: body, logic, music, nature, people, picture, self, and word. Read about this in the Multiple Intelligences Theory article we’ve prepared. Classrooms around the country are…
Intergenerational Books
Are you looking for a good book to read? How about a birthday gift for a young one in your life? We have enjoyed these books that celebrate the intergenerational relationships between “skipped generations” –…
Older People Become What They Think
This article from the New York Times summarizes studies that confirm what we have thought to be true – that positive attitudes about aging lead to more healthful aging. At Bridges Together, so many of…
