Parenting Your Kids and Your Parents

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Parenting Your Kids and Your Parents

• By
• Home Care Assistance Prescott

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• There are millions of people in the country right
  now that are not only parents to their children,
  but also taking care of their elderly. In
  addition, many of these people are also working.
  These people are often deemed the sandwich
  generation, so named because they are sandwiched
  between caring for their children and their
  parents. This can be a stressful task, but there
  are some ways to help to balance your life as
  both. There a few things that you must know when
  becoming a caregiver to a parent, while being
  parent to your own child.

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Accept the Fact That You Are a Caregiver

• If you are now a caregiver for your parent, you
  must realize your roll. Whether your parent has
  been diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another
  ailment, this is a role that you will carry out
  for the rest of your parent's life. The average
  Alzheimer's patient lives eight or more years
  after diagnoses. Being a caregiver for these
  patients is hard and requires a lot of love and
  patience.

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Being a Caregiver Will Effect Your Whole Family

• While you may be the primary caregiver for you
  parent, it will affect your spouse and your
  children. You may think that you need to shield
  your child from seeing the effects of the disease
  on your parent, but allowing them to help in even
  a small way can help the child to fully
  understand what is happening. Finances will also
  be stretched during this time as well. As a
  caregiver you may have to either cut back on work
  or quit altogether. Unless you parent is somehow
  giving you a stipend, this will seriously impact
  your finances. Because of this you need to make
  sure that you are making time for just you and
  your family. If all else fails, set aside a night
  a week for your family to spend quality time
  together and it is okay to sometimes exclude your
  parent.

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You Cannot Do This Alone

• You will need help to be a caregiver. Since
  your family is already involved in the care
  process, let them help you. Give your kid(s)
  small tasks to do. Let others help you. If you
  try to do everything yourself, you will find that
  it is too much and too stressful. If you are the
  primary caregiver, you need to take care of not
  only your parent's health, but your health. You
  have emotional and physical needs just the same
  as your parent. If you become sick, who will be
  there for you kids and parents?Just remember
  that what you are doing is a good thing. You will
  never have a more important job than being a
  parent and a caregiver to your parent.

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About us

• If you have questions or want more information
  regarding care options for you or a loved one in
  Prescott, AZ, please call us Home Care
  Assistance of Prescott at 928-771-0105 and
  schedule a complimentary in-home senior care
  consultation with a dedicated Care Manager.
• Address 13057 W. Center Road, Ste. 10377 N.
  Montezuma Suite 110 Prescott, AZ 86301
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