_ Dating Divorce Parenting Relationships & Love Widowhood When Parents Resume Dating - and What Their Children Have to Say By Sondra Forsyth article When our children were young, it seems like everything that we parents did was “right” ΓÇô at least in their … Read More→
_ Senior Health Why Older Adults Must Wear Helmets: Head Injuries Are Serious Trouble By Sondra Forsyth article HereΓÇÖs a dirty little secret about safety: People know they should wear helmets when riding bikes, skiing or snowboardingΓÇöbut many … Read More→
How to Handle ChildrenΓÇÖs Objections to a WidowΓÇÖs Remarriage By Sondra Forsyth blog Q. My husband died over a year ago, and IΓÇÖve just started to date. I find myself wondering how my […]
_ Adult Siblings Over a Lifetime By Sondra Forsyth article Siblings play a central part in our lives. They know us in a way that no one else ever will. … Read More→
_ Grandparenting Parenting 10 Things Grieving Children Want You to Know By Sondra Forsyth article One in 20 children will lose a parent by the age of 18. Most Americans will experience the death of … Read More→
_ Senior Health Hypothermia and Older Adults: Tips for Staying Safe in Cold Weather By Sondra Forsyth article The cold truth about hypothermia is that Americans aged 65 years and older face this danger every winter. Older adults … Read More→
_ Senior Health Older Adults Better At Correcting Quiz Errors By Jane Farrell article When it comes to learning new things, older adults donΓÇÖt always lag behind younger people, according to new research. The … Read More→
food poisoninig Food Safety Tips for Older Adults By article During SeptemberΓÇÖs National Food Safety Month, STOP Foodborne Illness (www.stopfoodborneillness.org), the leading national advocate for safe food, is urging older … Read More→
Healthy Diet & Nutrition Senior Health The Perils of Junk Food in Diets for Older Adults By Jane Farrell article The consumption of ΓÇ£junk foodΓÇ¥ has continued to increase over the last 20 years, including in anti-aging diets for older … 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 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.
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 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→