Sharing Caregiving Responsibilities: What the Experts Say

From the National Institute on Aging, strategies for making a difficult task easier: Caring for an older family member often requires teamwork. While one sibling might be local and take on most of the everyday caregiving responsibilities, a long-distance caregiver can also have an important role. As a long-distance caregiver, you can provide important respite… Continue reading Sharing Caregiving Responsibilities: What the Experts Say

The Sibling Effect

By Nancy Wurtzel Who knows you better than your siblings?  After all, you grew up together, share half of your genetic make-up, and had many of the same life experiences. Eighty percent of Americans have at least one living sibling.  Unlike friends or partners, we don’t choose our siblings, yet there is an undeniable intensity… Continue reading The Sibling Effect