Janet Smytherton

Skype for Our Aging Relatives

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All too often, children move miles away from their parents. Young people need to go where the jobs are, and these days that often means moving out of state, away from family and friends. Parents often enjoy traveling to visit their grown children who have moved out of state and enjoy busy schedules with their own families and their work.

Elderly Parents Making Unreasonable Demands on Family

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So, you’re doing the best you can to provide for your parent’s or loved one’s health, safety, and emotional needs. Somehow, they’re still not pleased and continually demand more. So why now are they making so many demands on your time and energy? How do you know if these demands reasonable or not? What should you to provide the best for your loved one and preserve the quality of your own life?