Has the traditional role of the grandparent gone by the wayside?
An interesting article on Human Events.com makes the case for reviving the role of grandparents.
The author compares the traditional grandparent to that of an advisor or a Board of Directors, someone who provide direction and counsel rather than manage day to day activities.
It goes on […]
As if there weren’t enough “wars” going on in the media what with the whole “working mother v. stay at home mother” thing, now there’s a whole phenomenon of “parent wars” where the Boomer mothers and the Generation X daughters differ on parenting ideas.
According to the story, mothers and daughters differ on parenting issues […]
Though it probably makes sense, research now supports the idea that grandchildren who were lovingly cared for by grandparents are more likely to take care of the grandparents as they (the grandparents) age.
In addition, it supports the idea that it’s good when grandchildren are involved in their grandparents’ care.
I only had one grandparent alive when […]
A group of high schoolers in Georgia has answered, “Who’s going to take care of the elderly who have no one?”
After interviewing 74 year old Sammy Green, it became apparent that he was wondering what was going to happen to him after he died:
He told the teenagers he most likely would be cremated since he […]
I thought you might enjoy The Saracastic Journalist’s account of a visit with her grandfather. It doesn’t need any words from me.
Tags: Aging Parents, Alzheimers, sandwich-generation, The-Sarcastic-Journalist
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It’s getting close to time for one of the moments I’ve been dreading since my mother died. OK, maybe it’s not all that serious, but, still: Grandparents Day at school.
It’s not that it’s emotional, it’s just getting too darn complicated. You see, we’ve gone from just the right amount of players, to not enough players, […]
Grace, at I-91, Exit 6, 2 Doors From Archie’s, reacts to an NPR segment on the radio, and, discusses why she believes that caring for elders at home is different today than it was in the “good old days”.
She talks about how long ago there weren’t nearly as many elderly people to be cared for […]
Another twist on the “triple decker sandwich” is the family with 3 (or more) living adult generations.
With people waiting longer to get married and have children, I imagine the family with great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, and children will become even more rare. While it’s not something I’ve experienced in my own family, my husband’s family, until a few […]
I can’t imagine:
There’s no doubt that Brenda Rice is part of the sandwich generation. Make that a triple-decker sandwich.
In addition to caring for her mother, who has severe dementia, Brenda baby-sits daily for her year-old grandson. On top of that, her 17-year-old son still lives at home.
I was going to say, […]
Taking care of children and parents at the same time? I know we’re not alone because at least 10 other people wrote books about it. Check them out here:
The Complete Eldercare Planner, Second Edition: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help
Unwrapping the Sandwich Generation. Life Vignettes about Seniors & Their […]
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