Remember when you used to fake being sick just to skip school? Then your parents threatened to give you medicine? All of a sudden a pop quiz seemed better than cherry-flavored cough syrup. If only it were that easy with your parents when they refuse to take their prescribed medication. Reverse psychology might not work […]
Category: Caregiver Concerns
Staying Cool Under Pressure: How to Keep Your Family Safe from Heat Illness
It’s family vacation season and you’re preparing for your upcoming trip. What’s one thing that can be commonly overlooked — and ruin your vacation in an instant? The heat. Heat illness can turn a nice, sunny day into a dangerous situation if you aren’t careful. In fact, heat is one of the leading causes of […]
Your Aging Parents Live With You, but They Don’t Contribute — Now What?
When you were a kid, you had your list of chores: make your bed, put away your toys, do your dishes — or else … Fast forward: Your parents live with you now. It’s actually very common for members of the sandwich generation — adults, usually in their 40s or 50s, who care for both […]
3 Myths About Cancer Screenings for Women
You’re eating right, you’re managing your stress, you’re staying active — you’ve got this health thing down, right? While these are all essential to staying healthy, there’s one major thing you might be missing: cancer screenings. Cancer screenings — tests that look for signs of cancer before you have any symptoms — are an effective […]
Parenting Aging Parents: 5 Types of Questions to Ask Your Parent’s Doctors
You didn’t swap bodies with your parents, but these days, your life is feeling a lot like the comedy Freaky Friday. At some point, roles reversed and you became the concerned caregiver. One of your many duties as a caregiver may be to help your parents manage their health care. You may have a million […]
Strength in Numbers: The Benefits of a Weight Loss Program
How long has it been since you used the buddy system? The “buddy system” — a long-time elementary school tradition — is where you keep tabs on one another during field trips to prevent anyone from getting lost and ending up alone. This system works because you know someone is making sure you don’t stray […]
Coping with Your Aging Parent’s Dementia
As you were growing up, your parents may have been your caregivers, mentors, and support system. They were the ones you went to when you needed advice, had questions, or just wanted to talk. But now that you’re grown up, you may notice that they are struggling with issues like memory loss or other signs […]
What Is Pain Management and How Can It Help You?
A headache from looking at your computer for too long, a neck ache from sleeping wrong, aching legs after a strenuous hike — these are very normal ways to experience pain. But if you have chronic pain — pain that lasts for weeks, months, or even years — it can be incredibly frustrating, and it […]
Is That a Sign of Depression? How to Spot Depression in Family Members of All Ages
Your fifth-grader suddenly wants to quit his beloved baseball team. Your teenager has gotten three detentions in the past month. And your dad just celebrated his 65th birthday, but his energy level has dropped. It’s possible that your family members are just going through some stressful times. However, it’s also possible that they’re experiencing something […]
5 Tips for Raising a Health-Conscious Teen
Grades, friendships, dating, curfews — there’s so much to think about when you’re raising a teen. Many of your concerns may be about the here and now. Are they getting good grades? Did they make up with their best friend? What time should they get home? All of these concerns are important, but there’s another […]