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Seniors and Children: An Ideal Relationship

Friday Jul 03 2009

By Kevin Brown | Bio

Like me, you can probably remember a relationship you had as a child with an elderly relative or friend of the family. Some of my best memories of such a time involve Mrs. Cowling, an elderly lady who lived next door to us. We had just moved to a new neighborhood in Calgary, and there were only two completed homes on the block. Our home had the only family of children for about three blocks. There was my older sister Paulette (13 years old), myself (7) , and my brand new brother Ken who was not yet one. Mrs. Cowling was in her eighties[Read More]

Written by eldering at Wisdom in Action

Tagged with: children grace interdependence listening love relationship seniors time

Care for the Caregiver - Part 2

Thursday May 14 2009

By Kevin Brown | Bio

In last week's post, I discussed how care for family Caregivers, especially when the provision of care occurs over prolonged periods, can leave the Caregiver drained of energy and in need of care themselves. I noted that Caregivers should endeavor to maintain their own health, keep up their social network, stay involved with family and share the caregiving. One gentlemen responded with

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Written by eldering at Fearless Aging

Tagged with: caregiver conversation listening responsibility