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Financial Elder Abuse: The Big Lie Boomers’ Parents Tell Themselves

Financial Elder Abuse

It's World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, a good time for frank family talks

JUNE 15, 2018 | By Richard Eisenberg

Writing a Eulogy for My Father

In this book excerpt, the author remembers her dad who is gone, but ever-present

JUNE 14, 2018 | By Lisa Romeo

Selling Your Childhood Home: Does a House Make a Family?

Considering how much a house matters when it comes to family bonds

JUNE 13, 2018 | By Jeannie Ralston

When Swedish Death Cleaning Goes Too Far

Swedish Death Cleaning

My mother has so few items in her house, it's affecting her quality of life

JUNE 12, 2018 | By Christine Schoenwald

Dancing With Our Fathers

In honor of Father’s Day, a rabbi reflects on a faithful son and his dying dad

JUNE 11, 2018 | By Steve Leder

How Boomer Parents Can Set Financial Boundaries With Their Millennial Kids

The news story of the couple suing their stay-at-home son is a teachable moment

JUNE 7, 2018 | By Rich Ramassini

My Daughter, the Vegan

How one dad coped with new tastes at mealtime and liked it

JUNE 5, 2018 | By Kevin Kusinitz

Remembering the Love of Grandparents

Love of Grandparents

An apartment in Brooklyn was a center of family and loyalty in the 1940s

JUNE 4, 2018 | By Dana Klosner-Wehner

Coping After a Loved One’s Suicide

Though your life is forever changed, you can learn to adapt, experts say

MAY 30, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon

How to Help Your Loved One with Alcoholism

Navigating tricky situations, finding help and taking care of yourself

MAY 29, 2018 | By Helaina Hovitz

9 Quotes That Capture the Meaning of Memorial Day

Honoring those who have served their country over the years

MAY 25, 2018 | By Next Avenue

A Memorial Day Promise to My Family

Graves with American flags

She made a vow to her father to always tend the family graves

MAY 25, 2018 | By Diana Reese

How to Recognize Mental Illness in Children

Is it normal kid behavior or something more serious?

MAY 23, 2018 | By Kristen Sturt, Grandparents.com

How the Senior Safe Act Could Curb Elder Financial Abuse

Elder Financial Abuse

The just-passed legislation would help pros alert authorities

MAY 22, 2018 | By Roger Fouton

The Transformative Power of Suffering

In his new book, Steve Leder offers a personal and professional perspective

MAY 22, 2018 | By Julie Pfitzinger

When Our Grandparents Were Cool

Nostalgia can be simultaneously full of emotion but also empty of shared meaning

MAY 21, 2018 | By Bryce Kirchoff

My Mother-in-Law’s Legacy of Elegance

Despite a difficult relationship, a daughter-in-law looks back with appreciation

MAY 17, 2018 | By Ilene Raymond Rush

Grandparenting in the NICU

What to expect when grandbabies are born early

MAY 16, 2018 | By Donna Trump

My Mother, Her Last Red Car and Me

Reflections on what a car meant to my mom and now means to me

MAY 14, 2018 | By Julie Pfitzinger

Remembering My Mom’s Life and Death: One Year Later

A son's view on the evil and essential role tech played in her final days

MAY 11, 2018 | By Richard Harris

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