How to Deal with Having an Estranged Adult Child
Mothering is filled with both blessings and pain. Not too long ago, one of my children was estranged from me. It was not how I envisioned a relationship with an adult child. At the time, I wasn’t completely sure where she was living and had no reliable way to contact her…
Read MoreWhy Teaching Grandkids About Money Early Matters
Teaching grandkids about money is crucial because money is an integral part of our daily lives. Planting seeds now is important, even while they are still riding scooters, swinging on monkey bars, or coloring with crayons. It’s important to introduce them to the concepts…
Read MoreTraveling with Grandkids? Best Tech for Keeping Them Entertained
Traveling with your grandkids can be an exciting adventure, but it also requires careful planning to keep them entertained, especially during long trips. While classic travel games and stories are always great, the right technology can make a world of difference…
Read MoreBenefits of Socialization: How to Maintain a Social Life as a Woman over 60
Maintaining an active social life is essential for overall health and well-being at any age, but it becomes increasingly important for women over 60. The benefits of socialization include fostering meaningful connections and relationships and promoting positivity…
Read MoreHelping Adult Children Financially – Why Do It?
Most parents of adult children assumed (or hoped) their offspring would be independent at some point after age 18. Yet, many parents today continue to support their children financially. Parents from the Baby Boom generation (1946-1963) most often fall…
Read MoreOn the Meaning of Names: A Child’s Experience Summed Up in a Word
I was stuck in the Emergency Department – what we call A&E (Accident and Emergency) in the UK – with drops in my eyes on a late Friday afternoon. I had come because I had experienced ‘flashings’ in one eye. I had phoned two local opticians in the hope…
Read MoreDecluttering the Nest: Helping Your Adult Children (and You!) to Move Forward
Why is it that so many adult children use their parents’ home to store all their childhood mementos? What effect does this have on them? And how does it affect the parents who allow it? When my husband and I bought our current home…
Read MoreDivorcing Adult Children: Can You Do It Legally?
No parent wants to have a strenuous relationship with their child. Ideally, families strive for healthy connections, maintaining communication and closeness as children grow into adults and begin their own path in life. However, this is not always a reality…
Read MoreOf Mothers and Adult Children – How Do You Cope with Thoughts that Make You Worry?
It is said that once a mother, you are always a mother. However old your son or daughter may be, they are always your children. This may be right, but it is a blessing and a curse. Most of us cannot escape it. This realisation came home to me…
Read MoreHaving Trouble with the Stairs? Don’t Just Accept It!
Do you struggle with steps, stairs or kerbs (especially on the way down)? Would you like to feel stronger, steadier and more confident on stairs, particularly when you’re out and about? If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. As a specialist exercise instructor…
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