Family Caregivers Communication Class — Part 5: How to Talk with Aging Parents When They Can’t Speak

Written by on December 1, 2008 - 2 Comments
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This is Part 5 in a series. Please see the bottom of this article for a link to the first four parts of the Family Caregivers Communication Class. We take talking with our parents for granted . . . until our aging parents can’t speak any longer. My mom gradually stopped speaking and since October [...]

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Family Caregivers Communication Class — Part 4: Talking with Hearing Impaired Aging Parents

Written by on November 3, 2008 - 12 Comments
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This is Part 4 in a series. You can read Part 1 “Think Before You Speak” here. You can read Part 2 “Speaking Easily About Difficult Topics” here. You can read Part 3 “Dealing with Pessimistic Aging Parents” here. I recently spent eight days traveling with my cousins and one Golden Oldie aunt, age 90, [...]

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Family Caregivers Communication Class — Part 3: Dealing with Pessimistic Aging Parents

Written by on September 29, 2008 - 8 Comments
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This is Part 3 in a series. You can read Part 1 “Think Before You Speak” here. You can read Part 2 “Speaking Easily About Difficult Topics” here. “For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson The two previous classes covered skills and strategies for talking about [...]

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Family Caregivers Communication Class — Part 2: Speaking Easily About Difficult Topics

Written by on September 22, 2008 - 10 Comments
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This is Part 2 in a series. You can read Part 1 “Think Before You Speak” here. Last week I recommended that you think before you speak about difficult topics with your aging parents. This week I am adding one more important pre-communication strategy, along with communication guidelines for these discussions. Think About Your Aging [...]

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Family Caregivers Communication Class — Part 1: Think Before You Speak

Written by on September 15, 2008 - 9 Comments
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A girlfriend recently told me she had “The Talk” with her mother as spokesperson for all of her siblings. To which I replied, “Cindy, exactly which ‘Talk’ was it?” As family caregivers you will most likely have more than one conversation with your aging parents on topics that are uncomfortable or difficult to discuss. These [...]

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