Grandparents are glued to their phones, families are worried

Charlie Warzel on rising screen time among some older adults and whether their kids should be worried.

Finally wore my rings again today.
It’s been quite a while for some reason, even tho I really love them.

The small one (without the blue) was a gift from my grandpa to my 18th birthday.
Since then I wore it with pride.
He used to wear it when he was younger, so it’s quite old already.

#ring #Rings #fashion #hand #gift #grandparents #grandpa

🗞️ CPC-CG member Professor Athina Vlachantoni and CPC-CG Co-Director Professor Maria Evandrou (Department of #Gerontology at University of #Southampton) recently wrote an article examining why white British #families are more likely to depend on #grandparents for #childcare, drawing on findings from #UnderstandingSociety data.

Head to section 5 of the latest #ChangingPopulations magazine to read the article: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/WzAYgcw05ELXCdXJ?ref=Link&loc=play

#family #demography #ageing #workingparents #childcarecosts

"I immediately knew it was him. I kept asking him to help me around the house. He must've painted the entire place and still didn't notice me." 🫶

#extinctionrebellion #xr #home #activism #climatecrisis #elders #grandparents #family

Boomer grandparents often forget what it's like having young kids. Millennials call it 'gramnesia.'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/grandparenting-ex1