Articles On:aging parents

Mother Apologizes for Caregiving Burden

As a woman’s grown children care for her during her fight with cancer, the mother ...

mother apologizes in wheelchair and daughter happy

Safeguarding a Senior’s Dignity

Caring for a loved one goes beyond providing for their physical needs. In the third ...

grandfather in a wheelchair with his daughter and a young granddaughter, from Kiattisak Lamchan. Caring for an aging parent one goes beyond caring for physical needs and safety to emotional needs, including safeguarding a senior’s dignity.

Advice on Caring for Aging Parents

Caring for aging parents can be challenging on many levels. In the third of her ...

Senior man with elderly mother. By Sandor Kacso. Caring for aging parents can be challenging on many levels. Seniors Guide shares caregiving advice from adult children who have been there.

What to Expect: Watching Your Parents Age

The struggle of watching your parents age can touch the depths of your emotions and ...

older parents and their adult daughter at home. By Hong Zhang. The struggle of watching your parents age touches the depths of our emotions and shared history. In the second of her series, “What to Expect When Your Parents Are Aging,” Seniors Guide writer Terri L. Jones examines the challenges that aging adults and their children face.

What to Expect: Five Stages of Aging

In her series, “What to Expect When Your Parents Are Aging,” Seniors Guide writer Terri ...

two men at home laughing. By Monkey Business Images. The series “What to Expect When Your Parents Are Aging” begins with the stages of aging: foreknowledge better equips us for the road ahead.

February 7, 2023

The Value of Family Stories

Not only has writer Terri L. Jones become more interested in her parents’ past, she’s ...

An adult daughter and her father conversing over coffee. By Hong Zhang. Terri L. Jones became more interested in her parents’ past, and she’s begun to understand the value of family stories. Here she shares the benefit of asking for and recording their memories.

August 31, 2022

Transition Period for Aging Parents

Paula Berryann published her book, Optimize Life for Your Aging Parents and You, to help ...

Senior father and son. Photo by Monkey Business Images, Dreamstime. “Transition Period” from "Optimize Life for Your Aging Parents and You" provides suggestions in caring for parents who are aging in place.

Father Reaches Out to Son 64 Years Late

After 64 years old silence, the writer’s biological father reaches out, but the son has ...

Man At Computer. Photo By Neil Bussey Dreamstime. After 64 years, a biological father reaches out. The son has no interest in a relationship. “Is that wrong?” he asks. See what Ask Amy says.

Tips on Planning for Parents’ Care

Lisa Gerstner, contributing editor at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, looks at an issue that is ...

Three Generations of Asian females. Photo By Satjawat Boontanataweepol Dreamstime. For article, Millennials are faced with planning for parents’ care, as new members of the sandwich generation, caring both for aging parents and children.

December 15, 2021

Senior Living for Parents: 10 Signs That It’s Time

For many adult children, the time will come when their aging parents can no longer ...

It may be time for senior living for parents, at least this woman