In this study, Milica Vesković Anđelković, drawing on the results of empirical research, points to possible solutions to the problems arising from long-term negative demographic trends. Persistently low fertility rates recorded by Serbian society over several decades, significant outflows of population from the country —recently involving an increasing number of women — together with the lack of systematic support for the elderly and children, and labor market demands for the full involvement of middle generations, increasingly confront the population with challenges related to caring for the youngest and oldest citizens. Serbia’s advantage lies in the fact that, unlike in most Western countries, the family has remained relatively intact in terms of maintaining relationships based on mutual empathy and exchange, thereby opening up opportunities for the creation of informal support systems for both mothers with young children and the elderly. Based on empirical data, the author analyzes the potential and importance of these personal resources for overcoming the difficulties that naturally arise at different stages of family members’ life courses. Among other outcomes, the analysis also yields recommendations for the design of public policies whose implementation would facilitate this exchange of resources between older generations and members of the middle generation.