116 – Interview: Dr. K’s New Book: When Your Aging Parent Needs Help
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Watch the subtitled video and search the transcript by clicking above.(For a short tutorial on how to search the transcript, see here.)   In This Episode: Dr. K talks to fellow geriatrician Dr. Nicole Didyk about her new book: When Your Aging Parent Needs Help: A geriatrician’s guide to memory loss, safety worries, resistance, and more. Dr. Didyk is the founder of the blog and YouTube channel The Wrinkle. They discuss: What led Dr. K to create this step-by-step guide for children of aging parents Why the book is set up in four sections: taking stock, taking aim, taking action, plus taking the long view How to communicate with your aging parent attentively and respectfully How dementia and other memory or thinking issues often play a key role in an older adult’s resistance to change Why she included practical “real-life” examples and printable downloadable “cheatsheets” that readers can reference The A-B-C-D-E framework for taking action to help an aging parent Why adult children often need to check themselves and accept their parents’ choices Related episode: 028 – When Older Parents Resist Help: 4 Tips for Better Talks Related Resources: More information on the book: When Your Aging Parent Needs Help 9 Types of Issues to Address When Helping Older Parents   Never Miss an Episode! Click here to get an email update when new episodes are released.
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