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YourParentsToo

  1. New PBS website for GROWN-UPS--otherwise known as boomers tinyurl.com/cvtl3h5
  2. Letting go of entrenched family roles: It's LIBERATING! bit.ly/JCTzfc
  3. Great new PBS website for GROWNUPS! nextavenue.org
  4. @NextAvenue Great news for boomers!
  5. Check out "Ninth Annual What's Next Boomer Business Summit March 28, 2012 Washington..." boomersummitdc-estw.eventbrite.com via @eventbrite
  6. Losing a Parent Comes With Tasks on.wsj.com/wqycrc via @WSJ And SIBLING issues can loom large!
  7. How much do money issues stress parent/child and adult sibling relationships around aging parents? Does long herm...: lnkd.in/5iAg6d
  8. “Sibling anger reaching crisis point: Help! “ yourparentstoo.squarespace.com/blog/2011/11/1…
  9. "We all had siblings who either didn't share or didn't participate in the responsibilities of care-giving" Read more: timesunion.com/news/article/O…
  10. "{At dinner we learned we all had}... siblings who didn't share ...the responsibilities of care-giving. Read more: timesunion.com/news/article/O…
  11. For the right organization, now available for writing assignments as well as speaking
  12. Why do parents idealize ONE child and not another? How does this affect eldercare? Check out Susan Newman's blog psychologytoday.com/blog/singleton…
  13. Wearing my other hat.....The New Online Job Hunt ti.me/pxkO1I via @TIME
  14. As parents age, families are faced with difficult choices: acorn-online.com/joomla15/wilto… via @AddThis
  15. Why is it always ONE sibling caring for Mom? Is there another way? digitalburg.com/artman2/publis…
  16. Need a good laugh? Rush to see Hanky Panky—about a family (like yours?) relating (hilariously) over a dying parent tinyurl.com/43jvv2v
  17. Need a good laugh? Rush to see this play—about a family (like yours?) relating (hilariously) over a dying parent tinyurl.com/43jvv2v
  18. SIBLING RUMBLE: Talk on How We Deal with Aging Parents—and Each Other 5/19 Skadden Arps, NYC sshapiro@spop.org
  19. What’s Next Boomer Business Summit on Friday, 4/ 29/11 at Parc 55 Wyndham, SF. Market to Boomers & Seniors http://tinyurl.com/3mksdaz
  20. A WOMAN WALKS INTO A BAR…. How Companies Can Help Aging Seniors, Boomer Caregivers, and Their Siblings Deal with a New Family Passage