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Peer reviewedBartz, Karen W. – PTA Today, 1984
Camp Fire Inc. offers a "Friendship across the Ages" program that brings older adults and children together. The adults share knowledge and skills, and the young people benefit from having an adult listen to them. (DF)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging Education, Children, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedKupetz, Barbara N. – Children Today, 1993
Notes that, as the composition of the American family has changed, children often have limited experiences with their grandparents or other older adults. Discusses ways to help young children eliminate stereotypical views associated with aging by learning to appreciate the diversity and vitality of older persons and becoming comfortable with the…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Attitude Change
