Talking To Your Parents About Aging

[15 February 2008 - WCCO TV - Minneapolis] As we get older, so do our parents and right now a lot of baby boomers are dealing with a difficult problem. They are trying to take care of their aging parents and in many cases are having trouble talking to them about important issues. There can be a real communication problem, especially when the adult child has to help that parent deal with sensitive issues like health problems or money matters. That's why the folks with Home Instead Senior Care invested time and money into research on the matter. They came up with expert advice on how people in their 40s can help their aging parents adjust to life-changing events, including the death of a spouse, memory loss or the inability to drive safely. That advice was just published in a free booklet called the 40-70 Rule, and they want people to take advantage of it. More