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How Rihanna can be a Positive Role Model for Teenagers

Are you a member of the sandwich generation with teenagers still living at home? If so, you may be helping them prepare emotionally to move out and be on their own. And in this day and age, with peer pressure and other distractions, that’s not such an easy job. Growing children today are caught in the crosshairs of modern media. Technology has become their babysitter – reality TV, nude photos on the Internet, bizarre videos on YouTube, seductive text messages. It’s time for these young people to be exposed instead … Continue reading

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What’s the Story with Nadya Suleman?

You’re Sandwiched Boomers with opinions that matter. Do you want to weigh in on the challenges that Nadya Suleman is facing? She’s the 33 year old unemployed single mother who, last month, gave birth to octuplets conceived through in vitro fertilization. Nadya grew up as an only child and had always dreamed of having a large family. Reporters, pundits and bloggers have called her irresponsible and selfish, as she already has six children under the age of seven at home. They say it takes more than love to care for … Continue reading

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Staying Healthy in this Economy

As a private citizen, it’s difficult for you to influence government policy, but, even as a Sandwiched Boomer, you can have control over your own health. The average annual cost of health care in the United States is over 2 trillion dollars – a large drain on the economy. Almost 75% of health care dollars are spent treating chronic preventable illness. You have the power to make in-roads if you take your health into your own hands. This week we will give you some ways to start taking more personal … Continue reading

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Caring for the Caregiver

Yesterday, Susan Levin of 50somethinginfo.com talked about caring for loved ones as they approach death. Here are some of her tips about how to take care of yourself as well: • Be conscious of caregiver burnout– Get help from family members (even older children and siblings) and hired caregivers. Oftentimes, it takes more than one person to maneuver another person. • Keep a visitor on the premises for no longer than 10 minutes (it’s easier on both the patient and the caregiver). • Consider the dying process a family affair, … Continue reading

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