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Tips for College Grads Boomeranging Back
Are your college grads getting ready to move back home? In Monday’s post, we started a list of tips for parents busy cleaning up their college seniors’ rooms before heading off to graduation. If boomerang kids are about to become your new housemates, here’s some practical insight you can share as they begin to look for work in this tough economy: Rely on your instincts. Listen to the advice of those you trust. But look inside for answers and find your own voice. Don’t jump at money or do what others … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, Boomerang kids, college graduates, emerging adult kids, mentors, the 20s, uncertainty, volunteer
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Breaking Free: Changing Your Career
Here on the blog we’re always talking about how boomers in the sandwich generation can manage the challenges of parents growing older and kids growing up. And for many of you, work is a major part of that equation. So if you’re less than thrilled with your career and have been thinking about making a change, we have a treat for you. This week we’re featuring Caryn FitzGerald, a guest blogger who will discuss her career change and offer some tips so you can make some changes too. Here is … Continue reading
Last week we began to talk about ways to connect with your aging parents and perpetuate the values they hold dear. Here are some more suggestions to guide you in this process. Talk with your parents about their past and the stories of their lives. Their tales will become a part of how you remember them. Through you, the history of your parents will be preserved from generation to generation. Look through their old photographs and listen to the memories they evoke. Video tape these conversations to have a lasting … Continue reading
If the writer in you can’t wait to break free, check out the following opportunity – Boomer Women Speak JUNE-JULY Writing Contest: A Lesson I’ve Learned We’ve all had them. Those “life lessons” that make us stop and think, possibly see the world, our environment, or even ourselves in a different light – the lessons we’ll never forget. Some call them “Aha” moments. Who was your mentor? Was it a teacher, a parent, or your best friend who helped to open your eyes and heart to learn? Maybe even a … Continue reading
Posted in extended family, sandwich generation, well-being, your self
Tagged Baby Boomers, lessons learned, mentors, NABBW, writing contest
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