Articles On:Lifestyle

Become a Granny Au Pair

If you’re fit, 50 or older, and want to explore the world, maybe you should ...

Granny au pair baking muffins with the young girl of the family.

New Caregiver Stress

The challenges of caregiving reach deep, beyond the physical to the emotional. A husband whose ...

A man who is dealing with caregiver stress with his wife in a wheelchair

Great Gifts for Graduates for Financial Security

Question: My granddaughter is graduating this spring, and I’m thinking about what I can get ...

grandparents with their new graduate granddaughter wonder about the best gifts for graduates. Photographerlondon

Never Received a Thank You

After sending a grieving relative a sympathy gift, the sender never received a thank you. ...

Grieving flowers from a relative that never received a thank you.

Frustrated by Their Parents’ Clutter

The grown children are frustrated with their parents’ clutter, but the parents have no desire ...

Couple emotional because of clutter.

What Does It Mean to Age Well?

What does it mean to age well? Social media influencers, anti-aging products and services, and ...

An elderly man stopping to smell the flowers, as he knows what it means to age well. Nejron

Tired of Dealing With a Difficult Mother

After years of her mother’s aggression and paranoia, a woman is tired of dealing with ...

A woman dealing with a difficult mother.

Allow Yourself Some Small Pleasures in Retirement

It can be easy to fear spending money in retirement, but Janet Bodnar of Kiplinger ...

A woman out and about enjoying small pleasures in retirement

Spreading Kindness

The benefits of spreading kindness reach far, beginning with positive effects on our own physical ...

Giving flowers as a way of spreading kindness.

Should You Ditch the Mobility Aids?

For millions of older adults and others recovering from an injury or illness or simply ...

Woman with walker, might wonder if it's time to ditch the mobility aids. Fizkes.