
Strength for the Sandwich Generation
Help to Thrive While Simultaneously Caring for Our Kids and Our Aging Parents
Kristine Bertini(Author)
Praeger Publishers Inc
Published on 7. June 2011
Book
Hardback
156 pages
978-1-59884-364-4 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive, instructive, and entertaining book is full of information and resources for middle-aged adults faced with the complexities of raising children while caring for elders.
Multigenerational caregiving has become a prevalent phenomenon in the generation of Baby Boomers. Nurturing children as they rapidly evolve and grow as individuals while simultaneously assisting elderly parents to live with-and then exit life with-dignity and respect can be a trying experience. The good news: there can be great joy in this capacity as well.
Strength for the Sandwich Generation: Help to Thrive While Simultaneously Caring for Our Kids and Our Aging Parents addresses the multiple complexities that arise for the millions of middle-aged adults caring for both their children and their elders, providing the caregiver with resources and information that include strategies for caring for the self, children, and elders; handling financial strain; and addressing moral and ethical dilemmas. A licensed clinical psychologist, author Kristine Bertini shows midlife readers how to balance their demanding and multiple roles while also making meaning and finding genuine happiness in their complex world.
Multigenerational caregiving has become a prevalent phenomenon in the generation of Baby Boomers. Nurturing children as they rapidly evolve and grow as individuals while simultaneously assisting elderly parents to live with-and then exit life with-dignity and respect can be a trying experience. The good news: there can be great joy in this capacity as well.
Strength for the Sandwich Generation: Help to Thrive While Simultaneously Caring for Our Kids and Our Aging Parents addresses the multiple complexities that arise for the millions of middle-aged adults caring for both their children and their elders, providing the caregiver with resources and information that include strategies for caring for the self, children, and elders; handling financial strain; and addressing moral and ethical dilemmas. A licensed clinical psychologist, author Kristine Bertini shows midlife readers how to balance their demanding and multiple roles while also making meaning and finding genuine happiness in their complex world.
Reviews / Votes
Bertini provides assistance with practical issues that range from looking after oneself to negotiating the complexities of parenting and elder care as well as advice on moral and ethical -decision-making. * Library Journal Online, Starred Review *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
405 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59884-364-4 (9781598843644)
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Kristine Bertini
Strength for the Sandwich Generation
Help to Thrive While Simultaneously Caring for Our Kids and Our Aging Parents
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Person
Kristine Bertini is a licensed clinical psychologist and director of health and counseling services at the University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME.
Content
Acknowledgments
One: Introduction: Multigenerational Caregivers
Two: Midlife Challenges
Three: Our Children
Four: Our Parents
Five: The Self and the Importance of a Plan
Six: Finances
Seven: Creating Meaning in All Stages of Life
Eight: Conclusion
Afterword: The Author's Story
Appendix A: Resources
Appendix B: The Caregiver's Creed
Notes
Index
One: Introduction: Multigenerational Caregivers
Two: Midlife Challenges
Three: Our Children
Four: Our Parents
Five: The Self and the Importance of a Plan
Six: Finances
Seven: Creating Meaning in All Stages of Life
Eight: Conclusion
Afterword: The Author's Story
Appendix A: Resources
Appendix B: The Caregiver's Creed
Notes
Index