By WebMD staff — 2021
These ideas may help you care for your loved one while keeping up your career.
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CLEAR ALL
Some simple steps and a change in thinking can help lessen the load of caregiving. Pick what feels right to you.
Adjusting your attitude is easier than you think.
Mothers caring for both children and aging parents often feel overextended, but they can manage stress by identifying triggers, self-care, and asking for support.
Being able to say, “No, I can no longer continue to provide care in this way,” may not only save the caregiver from emotional and physical burnout, but can also open up opportunities of shared caregiving responsibilities with others while deepening the level of honesty and openness in the...
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Whether you become a caregiver gradually or all of sudden due to a crisis, or whether you are a caregiver willingly or by default, many emotions surface when you take on the job of caregiving.
Families—especially those who communicate openly—may be strengthened by experiences associated with managing their child’s health condition or disability.
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.
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.