Many caregivers end up doing too much for their aging parents. That pattern isn’t just draining, it can also be harmful for you and even for them.
Caregiver Self-Care
6 Ways to Have a Relaxing Spa Day at Home
Our bodies need time to relax and rejuvenate, especially after a long week. This is even more true for caregivers, whose lives can be intense and sometimes quite overwhelming. One of the best options is spa time, but the biggest limitation of a spa moment is that they’re expensive. Even if you could afford a […]
Challenges and Tips for Caring for Elderly Grandparents
Most discussions on family caregiving talk about adult children supporting aging parents or one spouse supporting the other. Yet, these aren’t the only patterns. Sometimes grandchildren are caring for elderly grandparents instead. This may happen because there’s a considerable rift between the senior and their adult child. Other times, the grandchild may live nearer or […]
Why You Must Be Cautious with Poor Caregiving Advice
People love giving advice, they really do. And often, this doesn’t come in the form of a friendly suggestion, but as a surprisingly demanding should. Caregivers often bear the brunt of this so-called pattern, often getting pretty poor caregiving advice in the process. Perhaps you’ve been told that you should visit your aging mother more […]
How to Survive Spouse Caregiver Loneliness
Becoming your spouse’s caregiver can be a lonely and difficult road, more so than other types of caregiving. Part of the problem is that you’re not just taking on the added challenges of being a caregiver. You may also be losing key parts of who you and your partner were. Some aspects of your relationship […]
Caregiving Is Not Rewarding. It’s A Journey Like No Other.
Caregiving is not rewarding. There. I’ve said it. That might sound like a strange sentiment, as there are certainly positive aspects to caregiving. We’ve talked about them at various points on this blog and many other authors have done the same. However, the line that caregiving is rewarding is getting old. Very old. Far too […]