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The Sandwich Generation and the State of the Union
Comments that have been logged onto our blog clarify that while we, and others, use the term Sandwich Generation, we are not actually referring to a real generation but rather to a stage of life in which any generation is stressed by caring for growing children and aging parents at the same time. Yet the predicaments of the Sandwich Generation are even more relevant in today’s world. Between 40 and 50 million Americans are now acting as unpaid care-givers to their aging parents, with one-third of them still raising children. … Continue reading
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Tagged aging parent, anxiety, Boomerang kid, caregiver, child care, chronic illness, family, growing children, helicopter parent, President obama, recession, Sandwich Generation, State of the Union, stress
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