Describe a relationship that you know of in which a middle-aged person and a younger adult learned from each other.

Did your parents’ marital and employment status affect you? How would you have fared if they had chosen other marriage or work patterns?

Imagine becoming a foster or adoptive parent yourself. What do you see as the personal benefits and costs?

Ask several people how their personalities have changed in the past decade. The research suggests that changes are usually minor. Is that what they believe? Do you agree?