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Get Your Parents and Teens to Connect Through Board Games
Sometimes, one of the harder tasks families face is finding ways for teens and grandparents to remain close. It can be especially frustrating if your parents are a little old-fashioned and tend to speak their mind about today’s young...
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Ways to Help Your Elderly Loved One Connect with the World
Your elderly loved one might be feeling isolated or lonely. Many elderly loved one start feeling like they are in solitude. Your elderly loved one might start feeling as if they don’t get around other people as much as they would like. It is human...
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Dementia Support 101: What Do You Need to Know?
Does your elderly loved one have dementia? If so, you will need to find ways to support them and care for them. While this disease can be difficult on everyone, including the family caregivers, you still must try to focus on the needs of your...
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Ease the Side Effects on Vaccination Days
Whether your dad had to get his shingles vaccination, an updated tetanus, a flu shot, or the COVID vaccination, the side effects may affect him. For some, mild arm pain is all they experience. Others experience swelling at the injection site, a...
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Why It’s Important to Be Aware of the Stress Being a...
How often are you acutely aware of the stress you are experiencing on any given day? Most of us have a pretty good idea of what type of stress we’re dealing with. We even know the source of many stressors in our life. Yet, as a caregiver,...
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Five Ways Your Senior Can Make Aging in Place More Likely
If your elderly family member is planning to age in place, it’s important to ask if she has a plan for doing so. It’s okay if she doesn’t have a plan yet, but you’ll need to help her to put one together. Work with You on a Fall...
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