Living with parents

This indoor image shows a blurred background with an older mother-daughter in the foreground. The daughter is one the left. She has a blonde bob, wire rimmed glasses, and wears a green sweater. The mother is on the right. She has steel gray hair drawn back and is wearing a dark, collared top. The younger woman has her arm around the older woman's shoulders and they both wear soft smiiles.

New Caregivers: Tips on Caring for Elderly Parents

I have interacted with countless professional and informal caregivers over the years, and I’ve noticed two prominent patterns that characterized my own...

This indoor image shows and older couple, likely grandparents, holding small children. The man has graying hair, wire-reimmed glasses, and wears a pink shirt. He holds an infant about about a year old wearing a blue and red plaid garment and a white gow in the hair. The woman reaches her hand out to the infamt, but we see just part of the arm of an older child who sites on her hap. The child wears a light blue top with dark blue around the collar. The woman has gray hair and glasses, and she wears a burgundy long-sleeved sweater. All have light skin.

Should Your Elderly Loved One Move in With You?

Decades ago, it was fairly common to have grandparents living with the family, and it often worked well. It did for my...

This image shows a gate to an outdoor garden. The wrought iron gate is turquoise. In for foreground, we see an older couple with the woman standing beside her seated husband who holds a decorative wood cane uplifted against his chest. Both of them have short white hair, medium toned skin, and sober expressions. The woman wears a black and white narrow striped dress with a back collar. Her arm rests outward against the chair back behind the man. The man wears a plaid flannel garment buttoned mid- hest with a barely visible gray tee shirt under it.

Handling Controlling Elderly Parents

The responsibility of providing care for an aging or ill loved one is a monumental challenge in its own right. But when...

This indoor image has a window behind with white sheers. In the forground is an older woman with short gray hair and a gray sweater seated in a wheelchair. Her expression shows a content smile and the young woman behind the wheetchair leans on the handles and says something to the seated older woman. The young woman has long brown hair and her expression is also smiling and sweet.

Adult Day Care Can Fill a Gap for Seniors and Their Caregivers

Most seniors are keen on staying in their homes as they age, but family caregivers often struggle to meet their loved ones’...

This indoor image shows tree trunks out a porch window. In foreground we see an older couple each holding a toddler on their lap. The man has gray hair and a receding hairline. He wears glasses and a pink checked shirt with an open color. The child appears to be a girl with a little tow in her sparse hair. She's earing a red and blue print top. The woman has short gray hair and glasses and wears a maroon, long sleeped bop. She hold toddler, but we only see the arm wearing a light blue jacket along with a little blonde hair. She is touching the face of the baby held by the man, so they are all interacting.

Multigenerational Households: The Ins and Outs of In-law Suites

When I was a teenager, my parents had a new home specifically built with separate quarters so my grandmother could live with...

This indoor image shows a close up of a woman's face.. She has medium length brown hair and is wearing a zebra striped top. We see her raised hands she and open mouth as she responds to someone with utter exasperation.

Apologizing After Caregiver Stress Causes a Blowup

Caregiving is a stressful job even during the best of times. The sheer amount of responsibility is enough to make the most...

This outdoor image shows foliage behand an older man who is holding up a camera as if trying to focus it. He has short white hair and is wearing a gray golf-style shirt.

Helping vs. Enabling: How to Strike a Balance While Caregiving

Most family caregivers want what is best for their loved ones, and they’ll do whatever it takes to make that happen. Unfortunately,...

Is It Wise for Your Aging Parent to Move in with You?

Decades ago, it was fairly common to have grandparents living with family and it often worked well. It did for my family....

This image has a blurred outdoor background indicating trees and sky. In the foreground, we see an older woman with dullt died brown hair wearing a gardening apron. She is holding the brim of a gardening hat to the back of her head as she smiles at the camera.

“I Promised My Parents I’d Never Put Them in a Care Home”

Caregiving is a job that is full of ups and downs. Many of us take on this role out of love and...

Multi-generational Households: The Ins and Outs of In-law Suites

When I was a teenager, my parents had a new home specifically built with separate quarters so my grandmother could live with...

Living with parents

New Caregivers: Tips on Caring for Elderly Parents

Should Your Elderly Loved One Move in With You?

Handling Controlling Elderly Parents

Adult Day Care Can Fill a Gap for Seniors and Their Caregivers

Multigenerational Households: The Ins and Outs of In-law Suites

Apologizing After Caregiver Stress Causes a Blowup

Helping vs. Enabling: How to Strike a Balance While Caregiving

Is It Wise for Your Aging Parent to Move in with You?

“I Promised My Parents I’d Never Put Them in a Care Home”

Multi-generational Households: The Ins and Outs of In-law Suites

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