Word: ages
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fact that families aren't prepared for the role of caregiver. In addition to coping with the sadness of a loved one's illness, they simply don't know what to do or where to turn to relieve the burden. Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., gerontologist and author of Age Power, suggests that the most vital thing a caregiver can do is find a trusted adviser--"a person, not a pamphlet"--to help lead a family through the thickets of health care, financial and emotional questions. "Families should assume that they're grappling with a situation that will only get worse...
...rise, preferring the income streams of CDs," the report predicted of the '90s. That's what you call missing the dominant trend of our time. Half of all Americans came to own stocks in the '90s, an all-time high. Here's another gem: "The explosive coming of age of Japanese consumers, central European producers and Latin American governments lowered U.S. successes to second-tier status," the report reads. Well, whiff again. That scenario may develop in the next 10 years, but it doesn't come close to describing the decade in question...
...really need is a few good ideas and the patience to be waiting when one pans out. What about the next 10 years? Think Internet infrastructure (it will be built even if every dotcom fails), wireless telecom as the world goes mobile, leisure and medicine as baby boomers age, and small stocks and foreign stocks as a new cycle unfolds. Nostradamus, move over after all. See time.com/personal for more on stock groups. E-mail Dan at kadlec@time.com He's on CNNfn Tuesdays...
...someone telling us we're going about growing up all wrong. The youth of today need to get support from adult members of society so that we can continue to make this world a place that believes in tolerance and accepts people who learn from their mistakes. LINDSAY GLASSCOCK, AGE 16 Fort Collins, Colo...
...need not worry that teen worship will turn us from the golden calf into a tarnished cow. Even though we have got more attention, we are still the same people. The extra focus on teens and children in today's society is not necessarily a bad thing. LISA CHEN, AGE 17 New York City...