Recently Jane Wolf Waterman, founder and CEO of www.ParentingOurParents.org, and author of “OH MY GOD! WE’RE PARENTING OUR PARENTS: How this Remarkable Challenge can be Transformed into a Journey of Love” was interviewed by Patricia Mitchell of Carers World Radio. In the interview, Jane shares how her coaching program is
Do you or your aging parents struggle with changes? Do you or they find change hard to accept, especially when that change might involve moving out of the familiarity of home and into a facility where they might even get better care than they’re getting in their home from you
What if you and I could apply some of the more effective methods we learned Parenting Our Kids to Parenting Our Parents (POP)? When we parented our kids, we had to come to grips with power struggles, their need for our attention, the repetition of drives to/from, to/from school and
Have you sought information for yourself or your aging parents about a nursing home? The government has just created a new rating system for nursing homes across America. The purpose is to improve the quality of care that residents will receive and to better inform you, the inquiring public. Many
After reading this article on healthy aging, I felt it important for you and me to look at aging and happiness: * how have you been dealing with “aging?” * what does that expression means to you? * how would you like to deal with the inevitable fact (we all age)
Knowing is half the battle – Anthony J D Angelo In the case of taking care of your aging parents, knowing the tools and techniques to make this stage in your life easier, is half the battle. We loved this “Survivor Kit” and found many other useful tips in the
Dr. Florian Kurth, a co-author of the study and postdoctoral fellow at the UCLA Brain Mapping Center, said the researchers were surprised by the magnitude of the difference between long-time mediators and those who don’t meditate. “We expected rather small and distinct effects located in some of the regions
With the extra costs of taking care of your elderly parents at home it seems only right that the government add more federal and tax deductions to make it easier for caregivers. Here are 5 Reasons why caregivers need a break: (Statistics taken from the article “It’s Time to Give
Are YOU still struggling with your adult siblings, arguing over your aging parents’ care — at the time when you most need to pull together as a family? Need help? Start with these three tips: 1. Talk, ask, talk, listen, talk, plan. Talk to your parents and also
Hot Chocolate, staying warm by the fire, listening to holiday music are all things people typically enjoy during the frosty winter season. Clearing snow, getting frostbitten, living with runny noses and falling on slippery ice are all things most people would rather do without. Falls present one of the most