Montessori-Based Activities as a Transgenerational Interface for Persons With Dementia and Preschool Children

Montessori-based activities for persons with dementia have been used to successfully provide opportunities for programming between older adults and preschool children in shared site intergenerational care programs. Such intergenerational programming allows older adults with dementia to fulfill roles...

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Published in:Journal of Intergenerational relationships 2011-10, Vol.9 (4), p.366-373
Main Authors: Camp, Cameron J., Lee, Michelle M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult Children
Adults
Aged
Children
Collaboration
Cooperation
Dementia
Elderly
Intergenerational relations
Montessori
older adults
Pre-school education
Preschool Children
Senility
Teachers
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Summary:Montessori-based activities for persons with dementia have been used to successfully provide opportunities for programming between older adults and preschool children in shared site intergenerational care programs. Such intergenerational programming allows older adults with dementia to fulfill roles of teacher or mentor to younger children or as collaborative workmates for persons with more advanced dementia while providing children with positive one-on-one interactions with older adults. We review several studies using this approach; describe characteristics of the programs, participants, and results obtained; and provide recommendations for those interested in extending this line of work.
ISSN:1535-0770
1535-0932
DOI:10.1080/15350770.2011.618374