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 […]
Self-Care
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 […]
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 […]
How To Set Healthy Boundaries for Caregivers
Setting good boundaries for caregivers doesn’t need to be difficult. Let us show you how to go about it and why you should.
Cuida a tus padres en su vejez – La sabiduría en los versos de la biblia
En colaboracion con Lisa Pluth de https://www.eachdayanew.com. Léelo en inglés Nosotros escuchamos de nuestros lectores la misma pregunta muchas veces: ¿es suya la obligación y el deber de cuidar de sus padres en la vejez a medida que necesitan más asistencia en el día a día? Varios artículos de nuestro blog Kapok profundizan en varios […]