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Parenting Your Kids and Your Parents

These people are often deemed the sandwich generation, so named because they are sandwiched between caring for their children and their parents. The average Alzheimer's patient lives eight or more years after diagnoses.<br>http://www.homecareassistanceprescott.com/

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Parenting Your Kids and Your Parents

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  1. Parenting Your Kids and Your Parents By Home Care Assistance Prescott

  2. There are millions of people in the country right now that are not only parents to their children, but also taking care of their elderly. In addition, many of these people are also working. These people are often deemed the sandwich generation, so named because they are sandwiched between caring for their children and their parents. This can be a stressful task, but there are some ways to help to balance your life as both. There a few things that you must know when becoming a caregiver to a parent, while being parent to your own child.

  3. Accept the Fact That You Are a Caregiver • If you are now a caregiver for your parent, you must realize your roll. Whether your parent has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another ailment, this is a role that you will carry out for the rest of your parent's life. The average Alzheimer's patient lives eight or more years after diagnoses. Being a caregiver for these patients is hard and requires a lot of love and patience.

  4. Being a Caregiver Will Effect Your Whole Family • While you may be the primary caregiver for you parent, it will affect your spouse and your children. You may think that you need to shield your child from seeing the effects of the disease on your parent, but allowing them to help in even a small way can help the child to fully understand what is happening. Finances will also be stretched during this time as well. As a caregiver you may have to either cut back on work or quit altogether. Unless you parent is somehow giving you a stipend, this will seriously impact your finances. Because of this you need to make sure that you are making time for just you and your family. If all else fails, set aside a night a week for your family to spend quality time together and it is okay to sometimes exclude your parent.

  5. You Cannot Do This Alone • You will need help to be a caregiver. Since your family is already involved in the care process, let them help you. Give your kid(s) small tasks to do. Let others help you. If you try to do everything yourself, you will find that it is too much and too stressful. If you are the primary caregiver, you need to take care of not only your parent's health, but your health. You have emotional and physical needs just the same as your parent. If you become sick, who will be there for you kids and parents?Just remember that what you are doing is a good thing. You will never have a more important job than being a parent and a caregiver to your parent.

  6. About us • If you have questions or want more information regarding care options for you or a loved one in Prescott, AZ, please call us Home Care Assistance of Prescott at 928-771-0105 and schedule a complimentary in-home senior care consultation with a dedicated Care Manager. • Address : 13057 W. Center Road, Ste. 10377 N. Montezuma Suite 110 Prescott, AZ 86301 • Web : http://homecareassistanceprescott.com/

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