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Let Go of Control
Today, Macroeconomic Advisers reports that nearly three-quarters of a million jobs were lost in the private sector during March alone. On Friday, the government’s job report will include the unemployment rate, expected to rise from 8.1% to 8.5%. With all the stress generated by a husband’s job loss and the turmoil resulting for the family, this is the time to take a stand and make changes to help you all adapt. Here are two tips to make it easier for you to do just that: Schedule family meetings to discuss … Continue reading
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Tagged children, job loss, parenting, Sandwiched Boomers, stress, unemployment
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Families in Financial Flux
As Leo Tolstoy put it in Anna Karenina, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” And what about other family traits? Are families who are flexible all flexible in the same way? And are rigid families each set in their own ways? Today, families are being shaken up in record numbers as financial turmoil hits home. With all the job-related uncertainties facing them, families must be able to make changes in order to adjust to the current economic climate. They may even need … Continue reading
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Tagged economic turmoil, family, financial crisis, flux, job loss, recession, Sandwiched Boomers, women, workplace
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Sandwiched Boomers and Support for their Teens
If you’re a Sandwiched Boomer with concerns about your teen’s relationship, what follows are ideas to talk about as you offer support: Get the help you need now. Find an individual therapist or life coach who will guide you as you decide how to move forward. It’s important to develop positive self-regard, confidence and the life skills for this. The therapy should focus on areas such as cognitive behavioral change, communication, anger management, stress reduction and control strategies. Stay in treatment as long as you need in order to figure … Continue reading
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Tagged anger management, challenges, Chris Brown, life coach, physical abuse, Rihanna, Sandwiched Boomers, teenagers, therapy
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Journey of the AIG Bonuses
All over the news these days is the disgust of the American people with the $165 million dollar bonuses AIG gave their own executives, as a “retention bonus.” After originally accepting $150 billion in TARP money, paid for by the American taxpayer, AIG has been scheduled to receive another $30 billion. But now the government has been reacting to the anger of the people and demanding some restitution of the bonus money. Every day Sandwiched Boomers manage their budgets while caring for growing children and aging parents – why can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged AIG, bonus, breast cancer, money, Sandwiched Boomers, success, TARP, taxpayer
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