Aging parents and sibling relationships are super complicated! Throw caregiving demands on top of family conflict, and what do you get? Resentment! Burnout! And, family members not talking for months or years at a time!

But, it doesn’t have to be this way.

In this article, I share...

7 Tips For Talking With Your Siblings About Your Aging Parents’ Care.

These tips will help to prevent burnout when caring for aging parents and strengthen the relationships between you and your siblings. I mean, who doesn’t want that?

Watch it! Read it! Or do both!

1. Call For A Sibling Meeting

When you have concerns about your aging parents' needs or care, it can be helpful to call for a meeting between you and your siblings so that everyone can get on the same page.

This is really important because you may have your own ideas about how things should be done while your siblings have their own ideas. Not to mention that you may...

How to Talk with Aging Parents About Their Needs and Wishes

It’s tough to know how to talk with older parents about difficult topics. Are you gonna say the wrong thing and push your elderly parent away?

In this episode (#005) of THE CARING FOR AGING PARENTS SHOW, I share 7 tips for talking with older parents about their needs and wishes related to caregiving and difficult topics.

Emotions tend to run high around difficult topics like driving, independent living, health decisions, and managing money. Taking the time to prepare for these conversations will set you up for success.

So watch the video now!

Here's an overview of the 7 tips I share for talking with your aging parents about their needs and wishes with caregiving and difficult topics!

Tip 1: Call for a Parent/Family Meeting

Ask to meet with your parents to talk about their wishes in older adulthood. By calling for a family (or one:one) meeting you and your...

Many people wait until there's a crisis before having a conversation with their parents about their future. You know, planning for needs and changes in older adulthood.

And this makes sense! Conversations about what life might look like down the road can be painful for both older adults and the people who love them. It's difficult to face the possibility of sickness, frailty, and loss of independence. And, as a result, we ALL tend to avoid these conversations.

Well, avoid no longer!

In this fourth episode of The Caring for Aging Parents Show, I share tips on starting this conversation!

And BONUS! I share 6 conversation starters!

Watch it now!

Here's an overview of  the tips for talking with your aging parents about their future:

1. Don't wait until there is a crisis! Starting these conversations long before your parent has a medical, mental health, or financial crisis is the best approach. Your parents are going to have A LOT of transitions in their lives and some of...

Sandwiched Between Children & Aging Parents?

Pass the Mayo! 

Raise your hand if you've heard of the Sandwich Generation!

What? No hands? You've heard of a Millennial, you've heard of a Baby Boomer, but you probably haven't heard of the Sandwich Generation.

So here we go...

If you have a parent 65 or older and are raising a child under 18, or, supporting a grown child (here's my shoulder, feel free to cry), you, my friend, are in the Sandwich Generation. And, you're not alone. Nearly half of adults in their 40s and 50s are right along side of you, not to mention millions of people under 40 and over 60.

Now, raise your hand if you are a part of the Sandwich Generation. Hand still down? Not to worry, there's probably a sandwich just for you. Hungry for a Club?

 (Tired of reading? Watch the Video!)

As you can imagine, The Club Sandwich Generation is super layered, with 50 or 60 year olds wedged between aging parents, their adult children,...

Worried Your Aging Parent Has Memory Loss?

It's normal for an older adult to forget where they put their keys, look all over for their glasses, then realize that they're wearing them, or have trouble remembering someone's name. But, there are times when memory loss can be really scary and concerning.

Here are 5 tips for for helping your aging parent when you're concerned they may have memory loss

(Watch, read, or do both! You choose)

1. Write down what you observe.

If you're noticing changes in your parent's memory, or changes in cognitive function (this is a fancy term for the way the brain thinks, remembers, processes information, etc), it is really important that you keep track of specific examples that you notice.

For example, My mom got lost the other day driving home from a store that she's been going to for years. Or, My dad’s been leaving the stove on and burning food. Or, my mom has been rummaging through drawers and can never find what...