Raising an Aging Parent

Raising an Aging Parent is about learning how to build stronger, kinder, more compassionate, and deeply loving families in the second half of life. The four cornerstones of Raising an Aging Parent are strengthening the bonds between adult children and their aging parents, forging collaborative relationships between siblings, maintaining self-care while caregiving, and establishing a new norm for the second half of life that promotes individual, family, community, generational and global wellbeing. In Raising an Aging Parent, readers will learn: - How to support/help aging parents as they face the changes, challenges and opportunities of getting older - What your parents would tell you, if only they could - How to diffuse sibling rivalries and promote open communication - Do's and don'ts of making tough calls and difficult decisions - What to do when aging parents resist change - The Six Honorings for moving forward after a parent dies - Steps for leaving a legacy of love Ken Druck defines the playing field of daunting challenges and fertile opportunities that exist between aging parents and their adult children. Readers create a custom Master Plan for their family with a host of best practices to guide them.