Category: Family

Healthy Lifestyle Eating Tips

It’s no secret that a healthy diet has many benefits, and your food choices play a role in everything from losing weight to preventing diseases. But did you know that your diet can even affect your mental health? A recent London-based study found that eating diets rich in greens, whole grains, and other natural foods…

Benefits of Living in A Senior Community

A loss of independence is one of the most difficult parts of growing older, surpassed only by the loss of one’s partner. This loss means that living alone is a difficult prospect that many seniors must face, and many children worry about for their parents. Although it is completely understandable for a senior to want…

Help Your Senior Loved One Complete Their Holiday Shopping

Many senior citizens are unable to do their holiday shopping independently if they are no longer driving. For other senior citizens, the thought of going out and doing it alone is just too stressful. During the holiday season, many seniors want to go out and shop for their loved ones but find it very difficult.…

How to Help the Seniors in Your Life Have a Healthy Holiday

The holiday season is a typically time of great joy, spent with family and friends. However, among the twinkling lights and the sweet treats, the holidays are often very stressful. If you care for a senior citizen, you are familiar with the difficulties of the holiday season.  Use the tips below to make your senior…

Talking To Children About Their Changing Grandparents

People change over time. Your parents may be getting older, and your children are growing up asking more and more questions about the world around them. With the questions asked, their curiosity may be peaked when they notice there are changes happening with grandma and grandpa. It is best to handle the situation and not…

A Live After Me Document; What to Know and Prepare

Many people take advantage of pre-planning their estate, funeral or burial options. This way all their wishes can be planned exactly as they choose. If you are thinking about how you would like to be taken care of after you pass, consider a “Life After Me” document. A “Life After Me” document can be a…

How to Help and Aging Parent Retire from Driving

If you have an elderly parent you are looking after, you may notice their vision is decreasing as well as their motor skills. It may be time to talk to them about no longer driving. This is a conversation about their safety as well as everyone else’s on the road. This conversation may be a…