It will help them empathize with and interact positively with their elderly loved ones while imagining a positive future for themselves.
Topics include- Improving the quality of life for the one giving and the one receiving care; Distinguishing normal aging from early warning signs; Understanding caregiver sadness, resentment, guilt, and grief; Using strategies and skills to minimize an impaired elder's distress and emotional outbursts and the caregiver's own anxieties about growing old; Finding resources to aid in the care of the loved one and protect the caregiver from stress overload; Moving forward after the death of a loved one to have a meaningful life of one's own; Overcoming ageist stereotypes and deciding what kind of "old personone will be- Making life easier for those who someday will care for usRedefining Aging will help readers think differently about caregiving and their own aging.