Although POParenting may sound very altruistic, the irony is that caring for our aging loved ones teaches us many new things about ourselves along the way. Much like parenting children, those of us who’ve begun to POParent are discovering much about ourselves, such as: what skills and qualities do I
If you’re a senior or someone POParenting, you may be weighing the options of you or your parents moving into a retirement community. With so many different options out there, how do you know which is best for you? Here are the first factors to think about when making this
Do YOU take enough time for yourself — to rest and refresh you — when you’re the major (or even minor?) provider of care to your elderly parents? Many POParents find it particularly challenging to balance tending to our own needs when tending to the needs of our senior parents.
Helping your parents to organize — or re-organize — their finances may not be something that’s atop your bucket list. Nonetheless you, like many POParents, may be noticing you have to deal with these issues and see that you need some real specific guidance. First things first! That means either
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
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
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