In a global first, older adults and teenagers are brought together in a social experiment to show how better intergenerational relationships can beat loneliness.
"When I came back from the most recent lockdown, I didn't have anybody. That was kind of the reason I joined the program," says 15-year-old Dora.As the show's adolescent expert says, each group has a lot to teach the other and fostering intergenerational relationships could be key to combating loneliness.
Ali says it's important for parents to put their younger teenagers into environments where they are connecting with other people, both older and younger."People were starting to share situations, emotions and feelings, and people started to bounce off each other [and] create real life bonds," says Ali.
"To see people realise that they can still get out there, if they're a younger teenager or an adult, they can still participate in activities, and there's opportunities for them to go out and influence others," he says.The experiment had teenagers teaching the older adults about TikTok and Gen Z abbreviations, while another activity had the adults show the youth how to use a street directory."There's opportunity to restart, to bring these cohorts together more often.
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