have ted ellis, 25 year-old son and asymptote talked me through , while i try to push those wretched 41 buttons. what can we do to improve the eyes -- lives of the elderly u.s.? that is a huge problem. in my remaining few minutes today i can offer just a few suggestions. one value is that they are increasingly useful or offering high-quality high up -- child care if they choose to do it. as more and more younger women into the work force and as fury and parents stay home as full-time kids. compared to the usual alternatives of pay babysitters and day care centers, the grandparents offers superior motivated experienced health care. they gain experience from raising their own kids, usually they love their grandchildren and they are eager to be permitted to spend time with their grandchildren, unlike other care givers, grandparents don't quit their babysitting job because they found another job with higher pay and more social security and medical benefits. but there is also a downside to it grandparents as babysitters. increasing age at which couples are having babies today, the couple'