"共享儿女"作为新兴养老服务模式在中国兴起，年轻人通过付费或无偿方式为老年人提供陪诊、跑腿等帮助[1]。服务价格一般为每小时30元至100元不等，每单费用在200元至1000元之间[1]。2023年以来，河北石家庄、山东淄博、甘肃定西等地陆续出现了"社区儿女"服务站养老模式[1]。浙江省宁波市海曙区白云街道云丰社区2012年成立了由52名青年志愿者组成的服务队[1]，江苏南京创新推出了"时间银行"互助养老模式[1]。
这一模式在补充传统家庭养老功能的同时，面临多重困境[1]。专家指出，"共享儿女"模式借用"儿女"这一家庭伦理称谓，容易模糊养老服务的权责边界[1]。服务实践中也出现了问题案例：志愿者小姜因给老人寄特产被老人女儿拉黑并投诉，反映了服务边界模糊的问题[1]。此外，该模式还面临信任建立难、法律关系不明确等困境[1]。
为推进这一新兴养老服务的健康发展，专家建议制定统一的服务规范、明确权责界定并建立风险预警机制[1]。
A new model known as "shared children" has emerged across China, wherein young volunteers provide elderly residents with services such as medical accompaniment and errand-running on a paid or volunteer basis [1]. Service fees typically range from 30 to 100 yuan per hour, with individual tasks costing between 200 and 1,000 yuan [1]. Since 2023, communities in Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province, Zibo in Shandong Province, and Dingxi in Gansu Province have successively launched "community children" service stations [1]. Earlier, Zhejiang's Ningbo City Haishu District Baiyun Street Yunfeng Community established a service team composed of 52 young volunteers in 2012 [1], while Jiangsu's Nanjing pioneered a "time bank" mutual aid elderly care model [1].
The model addresses gaps in traditional family-based elderly care; however, it faces significant challenges. According to experts, the use of the family-rooted term "children" to describe these services blurs the boundaries of responsibility and accountability in elderly care provision [1]. A case involving a volunteer named Xiao Jiang, who was blacklisted and reported after sending local specialties to an elderly person, illustrates how unclear service boundaries can lead to disputes [1]. Experts have called for unified service standards, clarified division of responsibilities, and establishment of risk warning mechanisms to address issues including difficulty in building trust and lack of legal clarity surrounding these service relationships [1].