Why some parents never think their children know the meaning of love
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Why do some parents think their children have no idea about the meaning of love? Probably because these same parents assume their children’s expression of love must be what the parents expect in order for these parents to accept that what is expressed, is indeed, love. In other words, if parents can only accept that [...]
When Children’s Separation Anxiety Persists
Answer to a Quora question about 10 year old twins with extreme separation anxiety Please know that you’re being normal for your feelings; you have tried probably everything you can think of short of medicating your children, and so far, nothing has worked. What caught my attention was your mentioning that your sons have already [...]
Caregivers May Get a Break from U.S. Government Grant
The U.S. congress is addressing home care for elderly or disabled relatives by approving the state-administered Lifespan Respite Care Act that aims to help families get temporary help for the primary caregivers. The grant for fulfilling this act is around $300 million dispensed over the next 5 years. Some politicians who have joined to approve [...]
Elder Neglect in Pursuit of New Money
My friend Thom sent me a New York Times article called, “Rush for Wealth in China’s Cities Shatters the Ancient Assurance of Care in Old Age.” He said that this very cultural tradition was what moved him and his wife to be the primary care giver for his elderly, hemiplegic stroke survivor mother for ten [...]
Next Custody Battles Are For: Your Parents
Wall Street Journal’s “Latest Custody Battle: Who Gets Mom” (August 17, 2006) describes an emerging trend in custody battles between adult children over their aging parents. Fighting over parents is a new twist in our society that is seeing more elderly parents and a fragmented family structure. The fight is usually about control over the [...]
Children Moving Back to the Nest to Take Care of Their Elderly Parents
Often we view adult children who move back to the nest as people in transition: perhaps they’ve gone through some personal life changes (for example, a divorce) or financial changes and have decided to move home to live with their parents. We may begin to hear about an emerging trend that correlates with the aging [...]
Failure To Launch and Different Reasons Adult Children Live with Parents
The storylines of the March 2006 movie Failure to Launch may have been trite and somewhat predictable, but this is the first time that I’ve seen a “box office” production dealing with the issue of adult children moving back to the nest or never leaving their parents’ homes. The story gave equal attention to three [...]
“Mr. Mom, Senior”? Grandfathers Get Spotlight as Grandparents Now Raising Kids
Wall Street Journals, “Mr. Moms Grow Up: A New Generation Of Granddads Is Helping Raise the Kids” (subscription, June 8, 2006; Page D1) have become “Mr. Grandmom.” We may be seeing a new lifestyle trend of baby boomers, as more grandfathers are becoming active in their grandchildren’s lives. They certainly bring a level of wisdom [...]