Insights for Adult Children of Aging Parents

Sometimes you walk into your aging parent’s home and, within thirty seconds, you notice ten things that make you think s...

I hear adult children say this all the time about their aging parents:

“I am never going to do this to my kids.”

“I am...

One of the most common things I hear from adult children is some version of this:

“My mother never validated my feeling...

Supporting an aging parent can feel surprisingly manageable in the beginning. 

Maybe your mom needs a little help getti...

There is a particular kind of aging-parent situation that rarely fits neatly into the usual advice.

Your parent is stil...

If you are supporting an aging parent, there is a good chance you have spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to g...

When people think about preparing for aging parents, they usually think about the practical things. 

Does Mom have an a...

Supporting an aging parent can sometimes feel like trying to keep water inside an old jug that keeps springing leaks.

O...

When you’ve known someone your entire life, it’s easy to believe you know exactly why they do what they do.

That’s espe...

Someone asks how you’re doing. 

Maybe it’s a coworker in the hallway. A friend you haven’t talked to in a while. Your s...