Parenting Our Parents

This book is a must read for anyone who is presently caring for their aging parents, anyone who will eventually care for their aging parents or anyone planning on growing older. The author brings her decades of professional experiences as a psychotherapist, an attorney, a coach and a daughter to this book. She simultaneously chronicles her own heart-warming and touching journey as well as providing a comprehensive guide on doing effective family caregiving in the 21sr century. Many report feeling deeply understood reading this book as they resonated with the candid revelations of the authors inner struggles. Others find hers a sane voice in a difficult world. You will not be disappointed with reading the dilemmas, insights and decisions told in My Story, as you see what can be learned from this experts mistakes as well as her successes. Jane Wolf Frances offers many valuable tips and insights as she guides you from the beginning of the POPcycle, as shes termed it, all the way to the end of her own parents lives. Whether youre one of the 75 million Americans who are lucky enough to be ParentingOurParents, or youre still struggling with overwhelm and confusion, youll need to know whats being offered here. You will learn how you can read the signs your parents need help; have the talk with your folks; make crucial decisions to get the maximum benefits available; enroll more family to be on the team; balance the elements in the new life youre taking on as ParentingOurParents will change your life; and transform the remarkable challenges of role reversals - legal, emotional, practical, residential - into a true journey of love.