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In This Episode:
Dr. K talks to fellow geriatrician Dr. Nicole Didyk about her new book: When Your Aging Parent Needs Help: A geriatrician’s guide to memory loss, safety worries, resistance, and more. Dr. Didyk is the founder of the blog and YouTube channel The Wrinkle.
They discuss:
- What led Dr. K to create this step-by-step guide for children of aging parents
- Why the book is set up in four sections: taking stock, taking aim, taking action, plus taking the long view
- How to communicate with your aging parent attentively and respectfully
- How dementia and other memory or thinking issues often play a key role in an older adult’s resistance to change
- Why she included practical “real-life” examples and printable downloadable “cheatsheets” that readers can reference
- The A-B-C-D-E framework for taking action to help an aging parent
- Why adult children often need to check themselves and accept their parents’ choices
Related episode:
028 – When Older Parents Resist Help: 4 Tips for Better Talks
Related Resources:
- More information on the book: When Your Aging Parent Needs Help
- 9 Types of Issues to Address When Helping Older Parents
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