Children love to be rewarded, and are eager to please. Because we were late financial bloomers, we did not begin rewarding our boys for chores until they were about ten years old. They quickly adapted to a job board, which…
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Cooking is an art form but it is also a regular part of normal life. In some regards, cooking has become a lesser part of modern society as individuals and families get more of their meals from fast food and…
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The smart evaluator will make note of all the features he feels is important, when choosing a nursing home, and then go and investigate in person. The quality of the rooms, treatment of the staff, quality of the food, all…
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Recognizing that you can no longer live alone may involve months of agonizing over the decision of where you should live. In a traditional nursing home setting, most patients share a room with one other person, have very little of their own…
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Adult day care facilities provide emotional, psychological, social and physical supports to senior citizens and their care givers. Without adult day care, many care givers feel overwhelmed by the day to day pressures of caring for an elderly or infirm…
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Do kids these days learn more from their parents or the TV? *Is television the main teaching tool in our society: In our society, the majority of young children are being educated by what they see on television and in…
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It seems like only yesterday our parents told us to eat our vegetables or we wouldn’t grow up to be strong and healthy. We eventually ate them, but many of us held out as long as we could. Today the…
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To use the word benefits as it applies to hospice care is a bit of a stretch. The decision to confine a loved one to a hospice facility leads to a heartbreaking and stressful time for everyone involved. It is…
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Empty nest blues may not be a medical diagnosis, but it is a very real psychological condition that can be debilitating at times. Both mothers and fathers can feel the effects of their final child leaving home. However, mothers tend…
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Using the Internet and new technology to find the best resources for eldercare has truly revolutionized a daunting challenge and made it far more manageable. The best way to illustrate this is to compare and contrast the care of my…
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Marriage has an enormous potential for happiness or unhappiness; for love or for misunderstanding and conflict depending on the couple. When a family live together in harmony and mutual respect, it results in one of the happiest states of life…
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August 12, 2000, a day I will never forget. A day I was told I had just a few short months left in this world. Walking out of the hospital that day fear was in my mind, sadness in my…
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Hospice is specialized nursing care for persons with life-limiting illnesses, and their families, recognizing the unique stress and needs of the end-of-life period. The goal of hospice is to provide palliative care, rather than recuperative care, in situations where recovery…
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Falls are a significant problem and cause of injury among elderly persons. Women fall more frequently than men, and two-thirds of those who experience a fall will have a second one within 6 months. Many falls involve environmental hazards in…
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Tips for eating healthy can improve quality, as well as quantity of life, shorten recovery time after surgery or illness, and save money. As many as 85% of elderly people have one or more nutrition-related chronic illnesses. These persons have…
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Healthy eating habits for older adults should start much earlier prior to you reaching that designated age. This should go hand-in-hand with exercising moderately, drinking plenty of water and be patient. The most common changes that you will face and…
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Medicaid is a government program to help poor people pay for medical care. It is funded jointly by the federal and state governments, and administered largely by the states. Thus one can speak only in general terms about Medicaid and…
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With the economy in a continual state of decline, people are doing everything they have to to keep their current jobs. People are out of work, and looking for a job to keep a roof over their heads. When you…
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Becoming a parent is, unfortunately, something that is a simple act. All you need is a few minutes and anyone over and below a certain age can become a parent. However, being a deserving parent is another matter altogether. There…
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Drunken guests can be very difficult to deal with but the perfect host will be able to recognize signs of trouble and do everything possible to avert the situation becoming out of control or difficult for others. There are any number of…
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There is a well known humorous saying that says that “Guests are a bit like fish. They go off after the first day.” This is true, and although we love to see people arrive for their holiday, the thought of…
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How to get rid of unwanted guests is not always easy as some might think or what some of your friends might suggest you do about unwanted guests. If the unwanted person in your home is there because you let…
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Is blood thicker than water? Yes, but that does not mean that it should be, it just is. It is a sense of entitlement that we feel towards our blood relatives when they have struck gold or millions in the…
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Death is never easy. Knowing your are going to die from a disease you have is harder. Knowing that death is going to come soon is the hardest. You have to deal with your own emotions and those of your…
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At first thought when dealing messy guests, the response is ask them to help clean up; the second thought is by far more mature and reality driven. You don’t actually outright ask them to help, you being to pick up…
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Be kind but be persistent in your effort to calm down rowdy guests. Your first though may be to throw them out but curb that hasty thought. Deal with them kindly now that they are in your home and in…
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When guest overstay their welcome by more than a few days, you must politely ask them to leave. How you do this depends on how important a guest they are. First of all when you invite guests to your home…
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You can pick your friends, but you cannot pick your family. This well-known saying has been going round for years, and it is so true. To say that blood is thicker than water is to not look at the ‘bigger…
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Family versus friends. Nothing makes us rack our brains as making a choice between the two parties. I must admit that not all blood relations run smoothly without any wrangles. This however does not brush away the fact that there are times…
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Interpreting the phrase literally, of course all would say blood is thicker than water. We know from our chemistry lessons that water has lower viscosity than blood. However, this phrase is also an old German proverb meaning most people feel…
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