_ Parenting Difference in Values May Lead to Mother/Child Estrangement By article The mother/child bond is often severed as a result of the difference in values, according to a new study published … Read More→
Grandparenting Kid's & Teen Health over-the-counter medicines Parenting Health Food Stores Recommend ΓÇ£Adult UseΓÇ¥ OTC Supplements to Teens By article Parent and grandparent alert! Fifteen year olds are not only able to buy over-the-counter dietary supplements from a sampling of … Read More→
_ Senior Health Older Adults Can Safely Donate Kidneys By Sondra Forsyth article Previous studies linking older age with kidney and heart disease have raised concerns about the safety of living kidney donation among older adults. However, in the first study to look closely at this issue, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report that older kidney donors (55 years and above) enjoy similar life expectancy and cardiovascular health as very healthy older people who did not donate their kidneys.
Mental & Emotional Health How to Put Your Inner Child in Time-Out By Sondra Forsyth article By Steven Jay Fogel The human brain is a wonder of the universe, but our understanding of it can seem contradictory. On the one hand, weΓÇÖre often told of those crucial years that our brain develops in childhood, when weΓÇÖre rapidly progressing in development of our language and other skills, and our preadolescent and teenage years, when our brains undergo a sort of second Big Bang of learning.
_ Mental & Emotional Health Imaging the Adult ADHD Brain By Sondra Forsyth article Brain scans done at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology differentiated adults who have recovered from childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and those whose difficulties linger. The study was published in the June 10th 2014 issue of the journal Brain. A release from MIT notes that about 11 percent of school-age children in the United States have been diagnosed with ADHD. While many of these children eventually outgrow the disorder, some carry their difficulties into adulthood: About 10 million American adults are currently diagnosed with ADHD.
_ Parenting Virtual Reality Helps Autistic Adults Get Jobs By article If you’re the parent of a grown or teenage child on the autism spectrum, you may have concerns about your offspring’s possibilities for employment and independent living. (See our ThirdAge article entitled “My Adult Son Has Asperger’s Syndrome.”) Now researchers at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago have created a new interactive computer program using human-based simulation that gives autistic adults repeated practice and feedback on their interviewing skills.
_ Mental & Emotional Health Childhood Bullying Still Hurts at 50+ By article Were you bullied as a child? You may still be feeling the negative social, physical and mental health effects. A studydone at King's College London and published in April 2014 in the American Journal of Psychiatry is the first to look at the effects of bullying beyond early adulthood. The findings come from the British National Child Development Study that includes data on all children born in England, Scotland, and Wales during one week in 1958. The 7,771participants were then followed up until the age of 50.
Parents without Children By Jane Farrell blog When my mom was still alive, my sister and I often visited her in assisted living and later in memory care. Many times, we would be the only outside visitor. In fact, there were many residents whose family didn’t visit them. Sitting hour-after-hour in the lobby, these aging seniors would watch the front entrance intently. They looked as though they were constantly waiting. Waiting for someone who rarely or never came to visit. Their waiting and obvious loneliness made me incredibly sad.
_ Parenting The Unspeakable Pain of Losing a Child By Sondra Forsyth article The wrenching news of the three teenage boys whose lives were cut short during the recent school shootings in a little Ohio town touched us deeply here at ThirdAge. Like parents and grandparents across the nation, we were riveted by sorrow and horror as the coverage unfolded. The poignant statement by 16-year-old Demetrius Hewlin's mother and father seemed to us especially moving: "We are very saddened by the loss of our son and others in our Chardon community. Demetrius was a happy young man who loved life and his family and friends.
_ Parenting Helping Grown Kids Can Boost Mental Health By article All the negative press about “boomerang kids” aside, helping your adult children in various ways may actually be an antidote to depression as you age. That’s the finding of a team of researchers at Penn State, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan. The results are published in the February 2014 issue of The Gerontologist.
Living in Place May Just Get Easier By Jane Farrell blog The business of aging is growing up. What is today a $2 billion aging in place technology and longevity industry is projected to reach $20 billion by 2020. Entrepreneurs, many just in their 20s and 30s, are scrambling to develop products and services that allow older adults to be independent and safe — and give their adult children peace of mind.
_ 10 Common Mistakes Caregivers Make By Jane Farrell article The aging process can be difficult to process for both the aging parents and the adult children. Issues with acceptance … Read More→
_ Was it a wake up call? By Jane Farrell blog I put Bengay on my toothbrush this morning. BLECK. I had a very numb mouth and unpleasant taste. And it […]
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Temporary Isolation Can Be The Opportunity to Permanently Transform Your Weight and Health By Sondra Forsyth article EditorΓÇÖs Note: Always consult your own physician before embarking on any eating plan. Not sure how to eat and stay … Read More→
_ Mental Wellness for Seniors By Jane Farrell article As our loved ones get older, the primary concern often is how to handle their growing physical limitations, like not … Read More→
_ Deferred AnnuitiesΓÇÖ Flexibility Provides Powerful Tax Advantages By Sondra Forsyth article Deferred annuities offer powerful tax advantages. While annuity tax rules arenΓÇÖt too complex, understanding them and naming beneficiaries properly assures … Read More→
_ 3 Ways to Strengthen Family Ties During the Holidays By Sondra Forsyth blog I am giving you a heads up in advance, so you will be able to take positive action to strengthen […]
_ Your Relationship With Money: Time to Take Control By Sondra Forsyth blog When my editor suggested I try to better define the relationship between women after 50 and money, my thoughts were […]