Tag Archives: parents

Your aging parents are getting a divorce? Now what?

August 24, 2020Health News, Podcastadult children, divorce, gray divorce, guide, healing, lawyers, mediation, parents, podcast, therapist, therapy

By Diane Atwood

Home Will Never Be the Same Again book cover

Whether they were caught off guard or they’ve been expecting their parents to divorce for years, many adult children are rocked to the core when it actually happens. Family therapists Carol Hughes and Bruce Fredenburg have written a book called Home Will Never Be the Same Again. They did it because, in their experience, few people recognize the impact divorce can have on adult children. In this episode of the Catching Health podcast, the authors offer a useful guide for so-called adult children of gray divorce.

Why 16 weeks of paid parental leave made sense to a Portland, Maine law firm

October 2, 2018Health Newsbenefits, FMLA, law, leave, maternity, parental, parents, progressive

By Diane Atwood

A Portland law firm recently expanded its parental leave benefits to be more inclusive and more flexible and to provide more time off (with pay) for new parents. It now has what it considers an extremely progressive policy.

What to do when you don’t think it’s safe for your parent to be driving

March 13, 2018Health Newsaccident, Alzheimers, car keys, Catching Health, dementia, Driving, elderly driver, parents, safety, save driving

By dianeatwood

It’s obvious that your parent is no longer safe on the road, but you freeze when it comes to having the conversation. Read this and you’ll understand how important it is to act.

A fitness boot camp for parents who have no time and no day care

August 11, 2017Fitnessboot camp, children, day care, fitness, parents

By Diane Atwood

Feeling out of shape, but have no time and no one to watch your kids? A Maine fitness center has the solution for some parents. A Fit-Family Boot Camp.

How to let your elderly parents know you’re worried about their safety

March 20, 2017Health Newscare, conversation, elderly, parents, safety

By Diane Atwood

Practical advice on having difficult conversations with elderly parents about issues regarding care and safety.

Tips from parents on how to stay healthy with a new baby in the house

October 24, 2016Health Newsdelivery, exercise, healthy, infant, newborn, parents, pregnant, sleep deprived, stress

By Diane Atwood

Beth and son Jackson getting healthy together

When you’re pregnant, you try to be as healthy as possible for your baby’s sake. After the baby is born, staying healthy can be a challenge. Some tips from new parents.

If you were in the hospital, think your kids would feel helpless? See how Super Jonny copes

February 3, 2016Health Newshospital, kids, parents, superhero, teachers

By Diane Atwood

In 1998, Simone Colwill was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease — a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines. At the time, she had a two-year-old and a three and a half-year-old and was expecting her third child. Over the years, she was in and out of the hospital, which was always hard on the children. She tried to find a book that […]

How Do I Know if My Elderly Parents Need Help?

May 8, 2014Health Newselderly, help, parents

By Diane Atwood

By Kate Fallon, a licensed clinical professional counselor at Ageless Journeys. Kate also teaches the Savvy Caregiver program at Southern Maine Agency on Aging. Even if you don’t have children of your own, it isn’t hard to imagine how difficult it can be to ask your children for help. Parents spend many years raising and nurturing children, providing […]

Why won’t my aging parents let me help them?

April 7, 2014Health Newsaging, parents

By Diane Atwood

By Kate Fallon, a licensed clinical professional counselor at Ageless Journeys. She also teaches the Savvy Caregiver program at Southern Maine Agency on Aging. Have you had moments of frustration, wanting to help your aging parents in some way only to find they refuse you? It can be very frustrating to meet with resistance. You likely find yourself […]