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How to Approach Parents Who Appear to Need Help but Resist Your Efforts

Dear Carol: My parents are in their mid-eighties and live in the same home where they raised the family. They were doing...

As parents age and need more assistance, most adult children do what they can to help. For many, the first step is...

A frequent problem expressed among family caregivers is that their aging loved ones aren’t honest with their doctors. At home, they may...

Sex and death: It’s odd that these two topics of conversation should bring so much anxiety to parents and children. One addresses...

“She took my sweater!” Victoria says. “I saw her. She stole it! That woman took the sweater my mother made for me!”...

Traditional marriage vows generally contain the words “through sickness and in health.” For some couples, chronic sickness in the form of a...

Caring for a vulnerable elder can be rewarding as well as frustrating. It can increase our self-esteem to know that we are...

Sex and death: It’s odd that these two topics of conversation should bring so much anxiety to parents and children. One addresses...

Caregiving throws many challenges our way, including establishing care routines for our elders that are not only challenging but may be somewhat...

Note: I was interviewed by A Place for Mom about caregiving books, so I chose just some of my favorites (can’t name...