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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Автор: Mindszenthy, Bart J., 1946-
Інші автори: Gordon, Michael, 1941-
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Мова:Англійська
Опубліковано: Toronto : Dundurn Group, 2005.
Редагування:2nd ed.
Онлайн доступ:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=121101
Зміст:
  • 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.