Comments on: 1st Panel in Croatia: Thesis summary from “Intergenerational Workshop” /sites/www.danet-at-work.eu/thesis-summary-panel-1-in-croatia-intergenerational-workshop/ Tue, 02 Jul 2013 09:28:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Višnja Vidmar /sites/www.danet-at-work.eu/thesis-summary-panel-1-in-croatia-intergenerational-workshop/#comment-851 Višnja Vidmar Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:23:44 +0000 /sites/www.danet-at-work.eu/?p=1824#comment-851 We must face to the fact: human life is expectancy getting longer and young people have families later and have fewer and fewer children. As a consequence, the share of older population is growing. Even if we extend the working life (up to 70 years) a needs for health and social care of the elderly population will be an increasing burden on state budgets. Active aging should be a solution to this problem. Only active seniors, (mind and body active) will be healthy for longer and less burden on society. Positive examples of active aging are learning, teaching others and engagement in volunteer work. Through these activities the seniors will be useful to society.

]]> By: Monika Pfiszter /sites/www.danet-at-work.eu/thesis-summary-panel-1-in-croatia-intergenerational-workshop/#comment-524 Monika Pfiszter Tue, 24 May 2011 13:52:02 +0000 /sites/www.danet-at-work.eu/?p=1824#comment-524 The old age certainly is not a golden age, it is a challenge to let go many illusions of health and power. On the other side it is a good possibility to learn to know oneself better as well as to try some experiences in areas which were not possible in the earlier years. As soon as one accepts the enormous changes of our time, instead of the leisure one perhaps imagined combined with old age, every day can bring surprises.

I think we have to exercise openness and mental flexibility for old age in order to manage it well.

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