Presents a model which blends the family and work spheres into an exchange-based model of family interaction in two-generation farm families. Specific recommendations are made to help rural family practitioners, educators, and Cooperative Extension agents better understand and work with two-generation farm families. (LLL)

Assessed relative effectiveness of 2 different intergenerational approaches to family therapy as compared to a traditional nuclear family approach with 43 families. Results indicated follow through was problematic with intergenerational families, although there were indications that the intergenerational approaches had some unique benefits and…

The crisis in child care results from the increase in employed parents and the inadequacy of child caregiving resources. This serious family problem can be addressed through advocacy by national intergenerational coalitions, through establishment of day care centers in senior citizen housing, and through elder employment as teachers and…