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Seventy-Something: Boomers Becoming Their Parents

January 13, 2019

I recently updated this article for boomers to remind them of two things: This is the unspoken agenda of your aging parents. They need for you to understand its implications and find ways to partner with them to protect their…

If you have read “How To Say It To Seniors”…

November 25, 2018

If you have read my book, How To Say It To Seniors“ and are willing to post a short review of it on Amazon, I will email you a complimentary copy of Caregiver Mind Maps: New Tools for Eldercare. Here’s…

David Solie’s Complimentary Booklets for Caregivers

September 25, 2018

So far, I have created five (5) booklets for caregivers and their families. I have two more in the works. All five are complimentary, available in a PDF format and can be ordered using the form below. Here is a…

Three Complimentary PDF Booklets by David Solie

July 6, 2018

These three booklets have proven useful to professionals and laypeople alike. Together, they offer a preview of the unique challenges of caring for aging parents, insights into the unspoken but all consuming psychological agenda of the last phase of life…

PDF Booklet: Unlocking the Communication Code of Seniors

June 21, 2018

This foundational article is now available in a PDF booklet that can be shared family members, colleagues, clients and anyone who is involved with older adults. Just use the order form below to obtain your complimentary copy The single biggest…

Uninformed About The Agenda

May 29, 2018

You can You can assume that older adults have essentially the same needs and priorities as the rest of the adult population but in doing so, you will miss a never to be repeated opportunity to facilitate their final growth…

Critical Caregiver Communication Skills

May 13, 2018

This is a new series I created to help caregivers establish and sustain rapport with older adults…this is the first offering of the series.…

Aging In Place Inventory

February 11, 2018

This five-factor inventory is designed to help families and advisors better understand the sustainability issues of older adults who are aging in place. Each factor of the inventory is assessed as either green, orange or red based on an estimation…

Moving Control Options Beyond A Zero Sum Context

February 1, 2018

In their struggle to preserve control, aging parents may see their choices as primarily all or nothing decisions, a zero sum battle of wills with only winners and losers. Unfortunately, this narrow perspective misses what appears to be a more…

Send Contol-Friendly Signals to Aging Parents

January 12, 2018

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