How to Balance Aging Parent Needs

In today’s world, a family might be an original family or a blended family—meaning separated, divorced, or uncoupled parents coming together with another individual with children or an extended family.

Depending on the age at which this happens, the family dynamics can differ for children under or over eighteen. It is one thing to grow up as a young child in a household with blended brothers and sisters versus having a parent die or divorce and remarry long after you’ve moved out of the house or halfway across the country.

Family dynamics related to the care of aging parents can be challenging for caregivers. Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson offers tips for how to communicate with family to minimize uncomfortable, unproductive, or disagreeable interactions.

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