adult children Archives - Aging, caregiving and the journey through the second half of life

The Most Important Question Adult Children Should Ask Themselves About Caregiving-2

August 13, 2019

(This blog was originally posted in 2017) The drama of our aging parents takes place in an emotional landscape, an environment that can overwhelm us without warning or apparent logic. We seem to be bobbing corks on an angry ocean…

Middle Age + Caregiving: Three Mind Maps

March 21, 2019

Middle age is daunting for everyone, especially caregivers. There are so many moving and complicated parts that can quickly overwhelm the best intentions or the most efficient management skills. One of the biggest mistakes I see middle age caregivers make…

For Exhausted Caregivers…

January 24, 2019

This wonderful poem by John O’Donohue speaks to the world of caregivers who can quickly lose their mooring and are looking for language, strategies and rituals to help them recover from these unavoidable forays into in “empty time.” For One…

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…

End of the road: Doctors need to begin the conversation much earlier

October 19, 2018

Read full article here This article from BCC.com highlights the need for doctors to begin the end of life conversations much earlier in the process to help their patients cope with this unavidabe reality and, as important, find out what’s…

New Booklet: No Longer Safe To Drive

October 5, 2018

At some point it becomes painfully obvious. Maybe it’s the near misses, another fender bender, traffic tickets, getting lost on errands, poor night vision, or increasing confusion. Whatever the mix of warning signs, the message is clear and deeply concerning.…

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…

Quick Start: 6 Tips for Talking With Aging Parents About Senior Care

September 13, 2018

If your’re unsure how to initiate this delicate conversation with your aging parents, this new article from Benchmark Senior Living, is a “quick start” based on my work and experience in communicating with olde adults. It offers an overarching view…

Healthy Eighty-Something Parents Don’t Want To Talk About It

August 27, 2018

Of course the “it” is about moving at some point out of their home. The adult children want to get a head star at investigation senior living options with their parents before new accommodations are actually needed, But attempts to…

New PDF Booklet: Caregiver Decision Fatigue

July 27, 2018

This “must read” article for caregivers outlines the synergistic complexity and uncertainty that dilemmas and family systems interject into all aspects of a caring for aging parents. As important, the article offers practical strategies caregivers can readily adopt to better…