Some skills and ways to effectively interact in an intergenerational setting are:
Both parties should appreciate the fact that intergenerational learning is a relationship of mutual love and support.
Some activities that could promote communication and interaction between youth and elder are (Nguyen et al.):
Here we present some examples of projects, succeeding in promoting the interaction between elder and youth groups:
Nguyen, H.T., Tapanaine, T., Theng Y.L., Lundberg S., & Luimula M. 2015. Fostering communication between the elderly and the youth with social games. AIS Electronic Library. Retrieved from https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/301365427.pdf.
Neugass H., Beete P. 2015. Spotlight on Elders Share the Arts and History Alive!. Retrieved from https://www.arts.gov/stories/blog/2015/spotlight-elders-share-arts-and-history-alive.