Raising an Aging Parent: Guidelines for Families in the Second Half of Life

Raising an Aging Parent is a guidebook for families to strengthen the bonds between adult children and their aging parents, forge collaborative relationships between siblings, balance care-giving with self-care, and establish a new norm for the second half of life that promotes individual, family, community and generational integrity. In Raising an Aging Parent, readers will learn: How to support/help aging parents as they face the changes, challenges and opportunities of getting older What your parents would tell you, if only they could How to diffuse sibling rivalries and promote open communication Dos and don'ts of making tough calls and difficult decisions What to do when aging parents resist change The Six Honorings for moving forward after a parent dies Steps for leaving a Legacy of Love Ken Druck defines the playing field of daunting challenges and fertile opportunities that exist between aging parents and their adult children. Readers will create a Master Plan for self-care w