%0 Journal Article
%T Early Children¡¯s Literature and Aging
%A Sandra L. McGuire
%J Creative Education
%P 2604-2612
%@ 2151-4771
%D 2016
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ce.2016.717245
%X Increased longevity is a worldwide phenomenon placing emphasis on the need for preparation for life¡¯s later years and for maximizing the potentials of these years. Today¡¯s children will be the older adults of tomorrow. A resource that can help to educate them about aging and prepare them for the long life ahead is early children¡¯s literature (Preschool-Primary). This literature can provide children with a holistic view of aging, teach them about aging and the aging process, promote positive attitudes about aging, and promote positive aging. Selecting early children¡¯s literature for aging content, resources for finding early children¡¯s literature to promote positive aging, and examples of early children¡¯s literature to promote positive aging are presented.
%K Aging
%K Aging Education
%K Ageism
%K Positive Aging
%K Early Children¡¯s Literature
%K Book Award for Best Children¡¯s Literature on Aging
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=71806