Parenting your parents : support strategies for meeting the challenge of aging in the family /
When our parents reach a certain age and have difficulty coping, we find ourselves wondering how to provide them with the kind of love, care, support, and attention they need - just as they have done for us all our lives. Parenting Your Parents shows, through case studies, that you are not alone and...
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglés |
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Toronto :
Dundurn Group,
2005.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Acceso en liña: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=121101 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Kenneth L. Minaker
- Introduction : The case for the cause : parent care is a major social issue and challenge
- Parenting your parents : stepping into the unknown
- The rocky road of responsibility
- Twenty family case studies
- Case study 1 laying on the guilt trip
- Case study 2 surgery : weighing the odds
- Case study 3 eldertravel : balancing risks and benefits
- Case study 4 independence : helping parents live their lives
- Case study 5 breaking the mold : the rebellious grandmother
- Case study 6 culture clash : pitting values against needs
- Case study 7 substanance abuse : drinking all day keeps reality away
- Case study 8 sexuality, romance, and the family : when children worry about their parents
- Case study 9 tapping the human spirit : it's never too late to create
- Case study 10 siblings : in charge and on the attack
- Case study 11 the conflicted single child : a confusing battle of priorities
- Case study 12 the stroke : sudden challenges and changes
- Case study 13 dementia and depression : reading the signs
- Case study 14 advancing dementia : when life gets more difficult
- Case study 15 the difficulties of decision-making : deciding what treatments make the most sense
- Case study 16 we're on our own : how to plan for the future
- Case study 17 finding a new life : corrections and concerns
- Case study 18 decision time : planning for the inevitable
- Case study 19 end of life : caring and sharing
- Case study 20 moving on : living life without a loved one
- Our own experiences
- Roz and Max / Michael Gordon
- A week of trauma sets the stage for hurt and hope, endings and ongoings / Bart Mindszenthy
- Tools to help you
- Personal parenting planner
- A financial primer : managing your parents' finances
- Resource directory.