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When Children Become Caregivers: Changing Families with Changing Needs
In the United States, there are signs of beginning awareness of an issue that policymakers in Australia and the U.K. have recognized for years: More and more children are providing care for elders and other adult relatives with disabilities. Connie Siskowski, RN, PhD, founder and president of Boca Respite Volunteers and the Caregiving Youth Project in Boca Raton, FL, has researched the problem in the United States and has written that: "Recognition, assessment, education, support, and research of young caregivers is yet to be well established throughout the United States.
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Tips for Balancing Caregiving and Work in a Tough Economy
If you are caring for a loved one and holding down a job, you are not alone. There are over 30 millio American workers now dealing with the caregiving/work balancing act. Yet, as a society, we have not accepted aging & caregiving as a natural, normal part of life. For example, every other industrialized nation offers paid family leave for all workers.
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Family Caregiving: Working Things Out At Work
For millions of Americans, the reality of declining health of an older relative raises profound emotional, spiritual, and financial issues. And, unlike previous generations, today's 50-something sons and daughters face an additional challenge: juggling responsibilities for caregiving with paid ...
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