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How to Talk to Your Senior Parents About Really Important Things Theresa Foy DiGeronimo

How to Talk to Your Senior Parents About Really Important Things By Theresa Foy DiGeronimo

How to Talk to Your Senior Parents About Really Important Things by Theresa Foy DiGeronimo


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This title confronts and deals with those crucial, never-go-away but taboo topics that must be resolved between adult children and their middle-age or senior parents, including boundaries, money, relationships, career, security, health, and illness.

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How to Talk to Your Senior Parents About Really Important Things Summary

How to Talk to Your Senior Parents About Really Important Things by Theresa Foy DiGeronimo

How To Talk to Your Senior Parents About Really Important Things is a hands-on guide for adult children who want to talk to their parents about many of life's most challenging issues, including sensitive topics such as driving safety, choosing alternative living arrangements, dealing with grief and bereavement, avoiding scams that target the elderly, unwise romances, and much more.This comprehensive and handy resource offers useful guidelines and expert advice that can be adapted to fit your family dynamics. It will give you a solid foundation for building frank and candid communication with your senior parents.

About Theresa Foy DiGeronimo

Theresa Foy DiGeronimo is the coauthor of the best-selling books from Jossey-Bass How to Talk to Your Kids About Really Important Things (1994), How to Talk to Your Teens About Really Important Things (1999), and the author of How To Talk to Your Senior Parents About Really Important Things (2001). She is adjunct professor of English at the William Paterson, University of New Jersey. She lives in Hawthorne, New Jersey with her husband and three children.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Part 1 Health and Well-Being 5 Activities of Daily Living 7 Driving Safety 21 Late-Onset Alcoholism 35 Late-Life Romance 55 Geriatric Care Managers 71 Part 2 Mental Health 87 Grief and Bereavement 89 Depression 103 Dementia 125 Part 3 Housing 139 Choosing to Live at Home 141 Alternative Living Arrangements 159 Part 4 Financial Issues 179 Daily Money Management 181 Consumer Fraud: Cons and Scams 205 Long-Term Care Insurance 219 Estate Planning 235 Part 5 End of Life 255 Funeral Arrangements 257 Chapter Notes 269 General Information Resources 273 The Author 277

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CIN0787956163G
9780787956165
0787956163
How to Talk to Your Senior Parents About Really Important Things by Theresa Foy DiGeronimo
Used - Good
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
2001-08-03
288
N/A
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