"You grow up with me and I grow old with you" is full of poetry and romance, which is indeed a portrayal of many people's lives.
However, with the improvement of social security, economic progress and social development, people have given new ideas to raising children.
The needs of the elderly for their children are mainly reflected in the following aspects:
1, the role of companionship and spiritual support for the elderly.
When people reach old age, their energy is generally poor and their organs are degraded. Many things should be avoided, and you can't go sightseeing at will. If there are children and grandchildren, the loneliness of the elderly will be largely eliminated, and the elderly will have spiritual support and a stronger sense of happiness.
2. Take care of the elderly after illness.
It is inevitable that people will get sick when they are old. Those old people who can't walk neatly will feel much more comfortable with children running around for themselves in the hospital and taking care of them personally.
I once saw an 80-year-old man in the hospital. He registered to see a doctor in an electric wheelchair. When he saw himself getting out of the wheelchair occasionally and shivering with crutches, he suddenly felt uncomfortable and lamented that it was not easy to get old.
Not to mention the care before bed, except for children, nurses are certainly not as caring and careful as children. Although I haven't had a dutiful son before bed for a long time, if I am old and have no children, I am afraid it will be even more desolate.
3. Care about the daily life of the elderly.
Washing clothes, mopping the floor, cooking and so on for the elderly with mobility problems.
To sum up, in fact, the dependence of the elderly on their children in their later years is quite large. Just as a newborn baby needs the feeding and care of its parents, the elderly also need the care and care of their children in their later years.
So, do you understand a little more when you see those parents who take the trouble to have a second or third child? Old people, like children, like to be lively, and life is like a circle, which goes on and on, and returns to the original point when they are old.
Third, when you are old, you must rely on your children, but you must rely on yourself.
In China, most children are filial. Moreover, children generally have feelings for their parents, and few children ignore their parents.
But now many middle-aged people are under great pressure. This is especially true for the only-child generation. A couple have to take care of two old people and raise children. They are often burdened with car loans and mortgages and are busy making a living every day.
Therefore, for the elderly, it is necessary to plan for their own old-age care from an early age. While relying on children, we should also plan ahead for ourselves.