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Wie sage ich meinen Eltern eigentlich, dass sie alt sind?

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Ein hohes Alter erreichte früher nur eine Minderheit, heute wird über die Hälfte der Bevölkerung über 70 Jahre alt. Für Kinder und Eltern bringt das neue Probleme mit sich

Ein hohes Alter erreichte früher nur eine Minderheit, heute wird über die Hälfte der Bevölkerung über 70 Jahre alt. Für Kinder und Eltern bringt das neue Probleme mit sich

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Berlin  Die Pflege der Eltern und das eigene Leben zu meistern, überfordert viele, sagt Sozialpädagogin Birgit Lambers. Doch es gibt Auswege.

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=fn?Xbt tbhfo Tjf jiofo@=0fn?

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