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Sandwich Generation Caregivers: Pulled in Too Many Directions
Being a parent or a caregiver is demanding enough, but when someone assumes both of these roles (sometimes in addition to working), the result can be daunting. It is vital that caregivers acknowledge their strengths and weaknesses and ask for help.
0 CommentsThe Sandwich Generation Faces Increasing Levels of Caregiver Burden
Members of the sandwich generation care for a combination of young kids, aging parents, adult children, grandparents and even grandchildren. Their situations may vary, but the one thing these caregivers have in common is their need for more support.
10 CommentsA Story from the Sandwich Generation: Caring for Kids and Parents
When I first heard the term “Sandwich Generation,” it didn’t occur to me that I was a member of this commendable group. I survived caring for multiple seniors, raising my children and working all at once.
5 Comments9 Ways Caring for Parents is Different From Caring for Children
Many people mistakenly compare child rearing to caring for an aging parent, but, as many caregivers know, these two tasks couldn’t be more different.
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Sandwich Generation Questions
Can I leave?
8 AnswersKNance72 Answered Oct 2023Mom wants me to dump my daughter and granddaughter to attend her. Where are my priorities?
40 AnswersLlamalover47 Answered Apr 2023How you manage the effects of caregiving on the grandkids, etc?
27 AnswersLlamalover47 Answered Apr 2023How do I stop mom’s politically incorrect mouth?
43 AnswersTaarna Answered Mar 2023
Sandwich Generation Discussions
About ‘old-fashioned parents who will never change.' Father insists on being waited on, mother will kill herself to do it.
2 CommentsAlvaDeer Commented Oct 2023Dreading when parents move in.
15 CommentsBeatty Commented Mar 2022So, today I kind of poked the bear…
34 CommentsMidkid58 Commented Dec 2021Compassion fatigue is real, and because of it I'm just now grieving my father's death 2 months later.
3 CommentsPr0f3ss0r Commented Feb 2020
Sandwich Generation Related Topics
- Burnout
- Care Decisions
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- New to Caregiving
- Cognitive Decline
- Long-distance Caregiving
- Dementia Behaviors
- Cancer
- Severe Dementia
- Signs of Dementia
- Caregiving
- Mild Dementia
- Dementia Wandering
- Memory Loss
- Adult Day Care
- Aging in Place
- Prostate Cancer
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Violent Behavior
- Area Agency on Aging