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02/08/2013
I never expected to be caregiver for my parents. My older brother, who never left home, and my sister were the ones I always thought would be there for them when they got too infirm to be independent. More >>
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Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Behavior, Family, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Health care, Helping, Relationships, Relatives, Siblings
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02/08/2013
I have seen both sides - what works, and what doesn't. One side of my family pushed the care off onto one person...On the other side of my family, they did it well. More >>
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Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Behavior, Family, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Grandparents, Health care, Helping, Relationships, Relatives, Siblings
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02/07/2013
Sadly, last year we had the caregiving dilemma for both my father and my father-in-law at the same time. I'm not saying it was easy, but here's how we handled the situation. More >>
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Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Attitude, Behavior, Cherish, Family, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Health care, Helping, Relaltives, Relatives, Siblings, Taking care of parents, Values
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02/07/2013
My mother developed dementia and memory problems, and since I'm the only one in the same town, it was up to me to care for her. However, I included my brothers in all decisions and we worked together to get the best health care and living conditions she could afford. More >>
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Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Behavior, Family, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Family/Relationships - Family, Health care, Helping, Relaltives, Relationships, Relatives, Siblings, Taking care of parents
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12/13/2010
We teach our kids to give gifts to other family members, and they often learn that you do that because that is what you are supposed to do, but these gifts are often given in exchange of gifts given to them. Let's talk about giving selflessly to people in need and teaching your child the same...
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Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Behavior, Character, Courage, Conscience, Character-Courage-Conscience, Christmas, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Family/Relationships - Children, Family/Relationships - Family, Family/Relationships - Teens, Helping, Holidays, Morals, Ethics, Values, Motherhood, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Relatives, Religion, Teens, Values
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