By Amanda Singleton — 2020
Ways to stay afloat when you are providing care for multiple people at the same time
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Children and adolescents with Crohn’s disease deserve particular attention, as they often develop more severe disease, and have more specialized needs, in comparison with adults.
The National Alliance for Caregiving is pleased to present Circle of Care: A Guidebook for Mental Health Caregivers.
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Both working and non-working caregivers are likely to experience stress associated with “sandwich” caregiving.
Parents feel emotionally and financially stressed by caring for young children and older relatives at the same time.
When an older family member needs help, many people struggle to find the time to provide assistance to their relative amidst the many other commitments crowding their lives. Often, it is hard to figure out just how much help is really necessary.
So what does help when a friend or family member is in the thick of caregiving, or any crisis?
Caring for a loved one can be stressful, and that stress can have a considerable impact on a caregiver’s personal health and well-being.
Why it’s completely normal to feel bad about caregiving, and what to do to make it better.
When you truly focus your attention to the task, the switch to thinking mindfully about your action results in a change in your feelings and behavior.
Taking care of a loved one with an illness or disability can stir up some complicated emotions.