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Later Parenthood, Aging Populations and Generational Rifts Strain Family Models

Sourced from 3 publications

  • •Indian couples increasingly use IVF to have children in their 40s, shifting grandparenthood to the late 60s and 70s, per India Today.
  • •Developing nations like Thailand face surging elderly populations without adequate savings or government support, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • •A viral Reddit thread shows millennials openly refusing future caregiving responsibilities for boomer parents.
  • •These trends emerge independently but each reflects growing strain on traditional intergenerational support structures.

Sources

Grandparents at 70, parents at 45: How IVF is quietly redrawing the Indian famil...

Indiatoday

Poor Countries Are Aging Fast but Can’t Keep Up With the Cost

Wsj

Millennials to Boomers: 'We won't take care of you' in old age, viral Reddit thr...

Keloland

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