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Monthly archives: February 2011

Kinship Care: Raising Your Grandchildren

You would think that it’s only the aging parents / grandparents who will be needing care in the near future. Think again, as you may one day find your grandchildren knocking at your door, ready to be taken in. Mind you, this is not uncommon as many grandparents find their just abandoned nest be filled again with toddlers and barely teens, i.e their grandkids. In lawmen’s term, you are now [...]

Live The Moment, Avoid Stress

If there is one thing seniors will learn in any meditation class is that they have to live in the now, not in the past and not for the future—that is, if you want to avoid stress. However, trying to focus on what’s happening now is not that easy especially nowadays that people are brainwashed to rushing things as if there is a fast forward button in life. Of course, [...]

Caregiver’s Guide to Effective Communication with Seniors

It’s not very uncommon to find a defiant senior giving a harassed caregiver a hard time convincing them to do what’s right for them. In fact, as frustrating as it may sound, it is a barrier that only few caregiver-senior relationships were able to break and often times, poor communication is the problem. What’s more, it’ll just keep on getting worse every single day if you don’t act on it [...]

Long Distance Traveling By Bus Tips for Seniors

Your long-time dream of a roadtrip, but has been put off numerous times, is now made possible by bus companies vying for your attention. Seniors now have the option to travel by bus or by plane and for those skeptical about it, worrying that they will only end up sore and bored in a bus, worry no more as buses and couches are now designed to make your long travels [...]

Spring Cleaning Tips for Seniors

At some point in your life, you will need to do some serious cleaning around your home to clear away the mess you have accumulated over the years. This may not sound fun to you now but believe me, it will save you a lot of trips down to the emergency room of your friendly neighborhood hospital in the near future! Why? It is because the clutter you have in [...]

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