The elderly are one of society’s greatest assets, rather than a burden. Do you agree? by Kayley Tan https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm en-us 2014-02-26 08:26:34 UTC 2014-02-26 08:26:41 UTC hello@padlet.com AGREE kaydolene https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22140228 2014-02-26 08:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22140228 DISAGREE kaydolene https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22140247 2014-02-26 08:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22140247 Contribution to the society kaydolene https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22140461 - Foundation of our society

-Belong in the society, they have been through it all, seen it all and meant so much to our young lives.

- Prior to their working years. - Contributed to taxes and put in money towards social security to stimulate economy. eg - not noticeable as the achievements of younger citizens
-Showing appreciation to the elderly and not of dimming down on them and creating stereotypes for the youinger generation to follow.

They are wiser and have much experience. It would be cruel to force them to be euthanized because they are ageing. So what if they are not as independent as they used to be? We all depended on our parents once. It is not time for us to help them in return. - Elderly had vast experiences. They teach and correct the younger generation. If anything, the elderly are a great wealth to us. They possess a great deal of old world knowledge, and a level of expertise unknown to the younger generation. They posses the knowledge from real-life experiences, situations and customs that can help lay the path in an effort to maintain honorable values within our current culture. On another note, the elderly population once took care of us.

]]> 2014-02-26 08:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22140461 List of good phrases & quotes kaydolene https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22141447 “Youth is wasted on the young.” ― Oscar Wilde “He thought that the world would make more rapid progress without the burden of old people.” 
― Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera]]> 2014-02-26 09:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22141447 Example  kaydolene https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22143425 Singapore government included The Pioneer Generation Package. Government is doing their part in making sure - To honour and recognise the contributions of the Pioneer Generation in the early years of our nation-building. - Provide them with a greater peace of mind that their healthcare costs will be taken care of in their golden years.

]]> 2014-02-26 09:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22143425 Important key personnels to build the country up kaydolene https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22143716 Longevity is a triumph of development. It is also important to harness these contributions. The elderly can make a social and economic contributions to the society.

]]> 2014-02-26 09:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22143716 Roles as grandparents kaydolene https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22144135

Most elderly are grandfathers and grandmothers and they play a significant part in bringing up children. From babysitting and storytelling, to cooking for and feeding the kids, they provide a unique kind of loving care, which is one of the best parts about growing up in a joint family.

eg grandparent caregiver -

]]> 2014-02-26 09:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22144135 Financial and social burden kaydolene https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22145193 Most elderly are not self-reliant and government has to set aside a huge amount. This could badly affect country's economy. - Foreshadow economic, healthcare and social problem.

]]> 2014-02-26 09:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22145193 Falling birth rate and rising proportion of elderly  kaydolene https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22145347 Economic problems -increasing drastically in no,of elderly - smaller old-age supporting ratio - lower potential providers of support for the elderly dependent General increase in cost of living -> inflation of s'pore Financial problems arise Technology - Less well educated elderly are not hung ho about adopting technology in communication

]]> 2014-02-26 09:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22145347 Socio-economic wellbeing kaydolene https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22146520 The importance of elderly population for the socio-economic wellbeing of younger populations, - revealed the difficulty in empirically establishing direct impacts of the elderly on their grandchildren that are not mediated by parents. Elderly, which are mostly grandparents, are the default babysitters for young professional couples

]]> 2014-02-26 10:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22146520 Family Care kaydolene https://padlet.com/kaydolene/syxenb2vbm/wish/22148246 - Some of the families in singapore face financial difficulties - Lack of Patience Some people do not have the patience to take care of elderly and just place them in elderly home. Elderly with terminal diseases are placed at hospice as their children do not have the time, care to take care of them. Avocacy -Aging was created to promote self-determination, self-promotion and self-sufficiency among the elderly. Making eldery aware of the services available to them and their families. 

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