Digitally Savvy Children Urged to Get Their Grandparents Online with help of 4Retirees Platforms
4Retirees, a fully interactive channel where seniors can meet new friends, share experiences, and support one another, is urging digitally savvy children to help their grandparents get online and fight social isolation. The platform says younger family members can play an important role in helping seniors to master online access and digital skills, ensuring easy access to essential information, learning opportunities and social events.
While many older adults do have access to connected devices, developing digital skills is a prerequisite for seniors to navigate online safely and with confidence.
4Retirees aims to address this growing concern. Its senior -friendly community is easy to navigate and participate in. The online community addresses digital literacy skills by giving retirees access to online courses and enabling participation in free online classes, offering inclusion digitally and socially.
4Retirees Founder Magdalena Kusyk, “Due to important stay-at-home orders, technology is more important than ever. It’s great to see that many older people do have access to the internet, either through a computer, tablet, or smartphone. However, having access to the web isn’t the same as understanding how to use it, which is why we are urging children and grandchildren to take the lead. They have an important role to play in looking after their older relatives and ensuring digital inclusion.
With most people now at home, this is a wonderful time for the whole family to come together virtually, with the younger generation able to show grandparents how to participate in online social communities and access the basic day to day information which can help to offset the sense of isolation many are feeling right now.
4Retirees membership is an easy way to address one of the greatest risks of self isolation – mental health decline in older people – by enabling children and grandchildren to give the gift of membership, for the cost of less than two cups of coffee per month.
Online solutions are vital during stay-at-home orders and are increasingly being relied on by multiple industries for continuity. Doctors are conducting appointments using video conferencing tools for example, while teachers are sharing knowledge using digital learning systems. Technology is providing much needed continuity for many during this uncertain time, yet it often leaves older people lagging behind.
Family members are able to sign up to the 4Retirees community on behalf of their relatives, using either their own email address or the email address of their family member. With free membership, older people can begin participating immediately in the platform’s free learning programmes, engage with relevant articles, and connect through social media. There is also an option to upgrade to paid global membership which outlines online income strategies to supplement pensions, enables access to community discussions groups, offers opportunities to meet new friends as well as participate in the regular online quizzes and parties that are hosted on a weekly basis.
To sign up and join the 4Retirees community for free, visit 4retirees.com