When it becomes clear that a family member requires care, it can be a daunting position to. Too often, when faced with this prospect, families tend to allow one family member to take the lead – and most of the burden – and then step away. This is way too much pressure for one person [...]
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Six General Strategies for the “Newbie” Adult Caregiver
It doesn’t matter whether the caregiver role was thrust upon you without much warning or you have slowly slid into it. Either way, the role of adult caregiver can be rather overwhelming, causing feelings of isolation, anxiety, sadness, trepidation, frustration and even resentment.
These feelings are normal and not at all uncommon and you can expect [...]
Sharing the Caregiving Role
When a parent becomes incapable of caring for themselves what role should the children play in their care? Too often, the burden of looking after that parent falls on the shoulders of a single child, no matter how many siblings there are. Research has shown that the oldest daughter in a family is the person [...]
