How to Help Your Parents Create Retirement Plans October 26, 2021 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Family Issues , Featured - As your parents grow older, retirement will become an increasingly relevant topic for them. While some parents have everything planned out on their own, many need help with setting themselves up for retirement. Here are some of the top steps you should include as you help your parents plan for their retirement. Minimize Housing Expenses … Continue reading "How to Help Your Parents Create Retirement Plans" Botox for the Over-50 Crowd: The Benefits and Risks August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Family Issues , Featured , Senior Health - Are you over 50 years old and considering using Botox? Are you using Botox already and just have some questions or concerns? Here’s a quick primer on the history, benefits and risks of Botox. Botox (or botulinum toxin) was originally used to treat migraines, muscle spasms, and disorders of the nervous system. Botox has been … Continue reading "Botox for the Over-50 Crowd: The Benefits and Risks" Help! My Mom Has a Hoarding Disorder November 11, 2018 by Jennifer Grey Senior Health , Family Issues , Featured - Discovering that a parent has a hoarding disorder can be very troubling. An adult child may be shocked when they see how much “stuff” an elderly parent has accumulated over the years. Newspapers and magazines are everywhere. Each nook and cranny of the seniors home is filled with stuff from the past. Old clothes are … Continue reading "Help! My Mom Has a Hoarding Disorder" Should You Let Your Kids Move Back Home After Graduation? Pros & Cons August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Family Issues - It’s more common now than ever for adult children to choose to move back home after college graduation. This can be a great thing for both parent and child—or it can be a source of stress. Here are a few things to consider when deciding whether to let your adult children move back home. The … Continue reading "Should You Let Your Kids Move Back Home After Graduation? Pros & Cons" Bereavement Counseling: Can It Help You? August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Family Issues - Grief or bereavement counseling is a type of psychotherapy specifically designed to help people who are coping with the death of a loved one—or with a disruptive life change that causes a similar feeling of loss, such as a divorce. While not everybody may need it, this type of counseling can be helpful for many … Continue reading "Bereavement Counseling: Can It Help You?" The Benefits of Going Back to School for Seniors July 9, 2018 by Leah Matricio Articles , Family Issues , Featured , Independent Living , Senior Health , Seniors & Technology - Retirement is not just about traveling. It is also not just about watching TV at home while waiting for grandkids to visit. Instead, retirement can be a time to explore new things and that can include going back to school. Retirement gives seniors the opportunity to pursue goals that were not feasible during their working years. … Continue reading "The Benefits of Going Back to School for Seniors" Introducing A New Relationship to Your Adult Children August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Family Issues - Dating with kids isn’t easy—even when your children are grown. So you’re ready to start dating again—and maybe you’ve already found someone. That’s great news—and your adult children will probably be quick to tell you they just want you to be happy. But no matter their good intentions, adult children can be more uncomfortable with … Continue reading "Introducing A New Relationship to Your Adult Children" Divorce After 50: How it’s Different August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Family Issues - Divorce can be heartbreaking and wrenching for couples of any age. But people over 50 face different challenges when going through it than younger couples do. This isn’t to say that divorce is easier or harder for older couples—but it is different. Here are a few things to expect if you’re contemplating a “grey divorce.” … Continue reading "Divorce After 50: How it’s Different" Airfare Discounts for Senior Travelers: Where to Find Them August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Family Issues - Some carriers offer discounts for senior travelers. These benefits have been cut back in recent years, and they can be hard to uncover—they aren’t always that well advertised. The rules vary by carrier, as do the ages at which you qualify for the discounts. Here’s an overview of some of the senior discounts you can … Continue reading "Airfare Discounts for Senior Travelers: Where to Find Them" Aging Without Children: Comforts and Challenges August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Family Issues - Having children doesn’t guarantee that you’ll have someone to take care of you in your old age. But many adults with kids have extra help when facing aging issues. If you have children, you may have a young person who loves you and whom you can depend on when you start facing health and mobility … Continue reading "Aging Without Children: Comforts and Challenges"
How to Help Your Parents Create Retirement Plans October 26, 2021 Articles, Family Issues, Featured - As your parents grow older, retirement will become an increasingly relevant topic for them. While some parents have everything planned out on their own, many need help with setting themselves up for retirement. Here are some of the top steps you should include as you help your parents plan for their retirement. Minimize Housing Expenses … Continue reading "How to Help Your Parents Create Retirement Plans"
Botox for the Over-50 Crowd: The Benefits and Risks August 13, 2017 Articles, Family Issues, Featured, Senior Health - Are you over 50 years old and considering using Botox? Are you using Botox already and just have some questions or concerns? Here’s a quick primer on the history, benefits and risks of Botox. Botox (or botulinum toxin) was originally used to treat migraines, muscle spasms, and disorders of the nervous system. Botox has been … Continue reading "Botox for the Over-50 Crowd: The Benefits and Risks"
Help! My Mom Has a Hoarding Disorder November 11, 2018 Senior Health, Family Issues, Featured - Discovering that a parent has a hoarding disorder can be very troubling. An adult child may be shocked when they see how much “stuff” an elderly parent has accumulated over the years. Newspapers and magazines are everywhere. Each nook and cranny of the seniors home is filled with stuff from the past. Old clothes are … Continue reading "Help! My Mom Has a Hoarding Disorder"
Should You Let Your Kids Move Back Home After Graduation? Pros & Cons August 13, 2017 Family Issues - It’s more common now than ever for adult children to choose to move back home after college graduation. This can be a great thing for both parent and child—or it can be a source of stress. Here are a few things to consider when deciding whether to let your adult children move back home. The … Continue reading "Should You Let Your Kids Move Back Home After Graduation? Pros & Cons".jpg)
Bereavement Counseling: Can It Help You? August 13, 2017 Family Issues - Grief or bereavement counseling is a type of psychotherapy specifically designed to help people who are coping with the death of a loved one—or with a disruptive life change that causes a similar feeling of loss, such as a divorce. While not everybody may need it, this type of counseling can be helpful for many … Continue reading "Bereavement Counseling: Can It Help You?"
The Benefits of Going Back to School for Seniors July 9, 2018 Articles, Family Issues, Featured, Independent Living, Senior Health, Seniors & Technology - Retirement is not just about traveling. It is also not just about watching TV at home while waiting for grandkids to visit. Instead, retirement can be a time to explore new things and that can include going back to school. Retirement gives seniors the opportunity to pursue goals that were not feasible during their working years. … Continue reading "The Benefits of Going Back to School for Seniors"
Introducing A New Relationship to Your Adult Children August 13, 2017 Family Issues - Dating with kids isn’t easy—even when your children are grown. So you’re ready to start dating again—and maybe you’ve already found someone. That’s great news—and your adult children will probably be quick to tell you they just want you to be happy. But no matter their good intentions, adult children can be more uncomfortable with … Continue reading "Introducing A New Relationship to Your Adult Children"
Divorce After 50: How it’s Different August 13, 2017 Family Issues - Divorce can be heartbreaking and wrenching for couples of any age. But people over 50 face different challenges when going through it than younger couples do. This isn’t to say that divorce is easier or harder for older couples—but it is different. Here are a few things to expect if you’re contemplating a “grey divorce.” … Continue reading "Divorce After 50: How it’s Different"
Airfare Discounts for Senior Travelers: Where to Find Them August 13, 2017 Family Issues - Some carriers offer discounts for senior travelers. These benefits have been cut back in recent years, and they can be hard to uncover—they aren’t always that well advertised. The rules vary by carrier, as do the ages at which you qualify for the discounts. Here’s an overview of some of the senior discounts you can … Continue reading "Airfare Discounts for Senior Travelers: Where to Find Them"
Aging Without Children: Comforts and Challenges August 13, 2017 Family Issues - Having children doesn’t guarantee that you’ll have someone to take care of you in your old age. But many adults with kids have extra help when facing aging issues. If you have children, you may have a young person who loves you and whom you can depend on when you start facing health and mobility … Continue reading "Aging Without Children: Comforts and Challenges"
