The Ultimate Guide: How to Handle the Sandwich Generation Like a Pro
Stuck between taking care of your kids and watching over your parents? That's you, right? Feels like you're on a treadmill that just won't stop. You love them all, but let's face it, sometimes it feels like your own needs are getting squished. It's like juggling chainsaws while balancing on a tightrope, isn't it?
A spoiled sandwich
Have you heard of the Sandwich Generation? They are the caregivers who stuck, sandwiched, between caring for their kids and for their parents. Watch the video for more insights into the special pressures they face, and some possible solutions.
Getting Coordinated, No Yoga Required
Reducing coordination stress often starts with accepting that you can't do everything alone and creating systems that work for your specific situation.
Karate for seniors? Karate ON seniors?!
When our loved ones meet our care with aggression, de-escalation is the most important skill for you. The de-escalation techniques in this article are based on how we trigger calm human behavior in others. These strategies can defuse a lot of difficult situations with an aggressive loved one who lives with dementia.
You Aren’t the Kite
We all meet life’s bruising winds in our own ways. We may often feel like we are blown about like a kite in a storm. But you’re not the kite: please remember this. A kite without a pilot isn’t really a kite: it’s just a piece of trash being kicked around wherever the wind wants to take it. YOU are the one who makes the kite fly. YOU are the pilot.
Would you take that step if I asked you to?
The fear of falling is deeply ingrained in us, and for people with dementia it can show itself when the flooring changes.
Intrusive thoughts
Intrusive thoughts are things that you would NEVER do in real life, but they just keep coming unbidden, out of nowhere, and leave you feeling disturbed and, perhaps, horrified.