Tag Archives: aging parents
Adding Brain Power
If you found our blog by Googling or responding to a Google Alert about a subject that concerned you – aging parents, growing children, nourishing relationships, family conflicts, Sandwiched Boomers – or by surfing the Internet for topics of interest, or you are a regular reader, congratulations, you are increasing your brain power! According to a study soon to be published by the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, a team of UCLA scientists have found that middle aged and older adults who search the Internet, using the web on a … Continue reading
Choose a Topic and Read Some Blog Posts
There won’t be a blog post today as we’re both traveling – Rosemary is flying from Philadelphia to Chicago and I’m off to to Morocco. But tune in tomorrow as we’ll be back on schedule. In the meantime, why don’t you look around the blog. Scroll to the upper left-hand corner of the blue banner at the top of this page and type in the subject that interests you in the white space – empty nest, sandwich generation, mother-in-law, aging parents, woman’s conference? Clicking on the magnifying glass will take … Continue reading
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A Woman’s Nation: A Continuing Conversation
Although this is the last day we’re focusing on ‘A Woman’s Nation’, the conversation must continue. Exerpts of this post are from the Huffington Post article written by Chai Feldblum and Katie Corrigan, co-directors of Workplace Flexibility 2010. An initiative of Georgetown University Law Center, this project advocates for family friendly work policies and legislation. It’s important to look more closely at how workforce trends are impacting our family lives. Over two thirds of American families don’t have someone at home who handles the household responsibilities. With both parents working, … Continue reading
The Empty Nest and the Sandwich Generation
For those of you in the Sandwich Generation, there are lots of circumstances that lead to an empty nest – your growing children moving to college, moving away to take a job or moving into marriage or a committed life with a partner. And any of these situations may require major role shifts for all the family. Watch the video below about a transition that unfortunately resulted in problems for everyone. But if you read the August blog posts we suggest, you’ll see that that there are solutions. Accept your … Continue reading
