Helping a Child with Autism Thrive
As a parent with an autistic child, there is a lot you can do to help them overcome their challenges. However, you need to be emotionally and physically strong …
Topic: Caregiving
Under One Roof: Working and Caregiving from Home
Working from home was a pipe dream a decade ago; something that many corporate types daydreamed of as they tried to decide whether they wanted to learn Tumblr …
Under One Roof: Working and Caregiving from Home
Working from home was a pipe dream a decade ago; something that many corporate types daydreamed of as they tried to decide whether they wanted to learn Tumblr …
Caregiving IS Personal
From Your Teenager… “Don’t take it so personally.” or “It’s not personal.” How many times have you heard that? Or how many times have you said it …
The Most Powerful Force in Home Care: Learning Empathy
When it comes to deciding caring for an aging loved one at home or putting them in a nursing home or assisted living facility, it is easy to miss a couple of …
Between Caring for Self and Others
It used to madden me when a particular friend would renege on plans we had set. For no good reason, in my mind. Oh, there was work to do at home, or she ran …
How Many Fewer Caregivers Are We Willing To Tolerate?
Our current overall culture seems to be self-absorbed and unrecognizing enough toward one another that to care for another is peculiar and strange enough to …
Special Needs of Those Who Care for Special Needs
Do you know someone who is a full time caregiver to someone with special needs? It can be someone’s child, spouse, parent, sibling or friend. It can be due …
Things to Consider In Selecting Hospice Care for a Loved One
Helping loved ones talk about, and consider hospice are difficult conversations, to put it lightly. The decision to think about hospice, means that one has to …
Caregiving, Take the Leap!
I recently heard a good riddle. Three frogs were sitting on a log. Two decided it was time to jump into the stream. How many frogs were on the log? The answer …