A new friend of TOY, who we met at the EECERA 2017 conference in Bologna, Stella Conroy from Families Australia, shared a very interesting article on intergenerational learning between young children and older adults in Adelaide, Australia.
Children were nervous at first knowing older adults were going to visit them, but through the well thought through activities the relationship between young and old soon blossomed and the visits have become a regular occurance. TOY always stresses the importance of good planning and continuity in intergenerational relationships.
Read the full article at this link.