sandwich generation
sandwich generation
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by Rosemary Lichtman - 2006-12-08
The "Sandwich Generation" is a term that has now made it into the dictionary. It fits an increasing number of Boomer women whose reality includes being squeezed between the demands of growing childre...
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by Barbara Friesner - 2006-12-22
First we couldn't have any. Then we could have it all. Then we realized we didn't want it all. So how come we're still doing it all - and feeling guilty about it to boot!?Welcome to the "Sandwich Gene...
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by Barbara Friesner - 2006-12-22
It is estimated that 65% of the workforce cares for chronically ill or aging loved ones - a responsibility that often conflicts with work. Unfortunately, most employees are reluctant to mention their...
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by Barbara Friesner - 2006-12-22
In the mid-'60's, vast numbers of Baby Boomer women started working outside the home and child care was the "woman's issue" of the day.Now, after "only" 35-40 years, accommodating childcare is pretty ...
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by Barbara Friesner - 2006-12-23
I'm sure you have heard the tragic story of Brooke Astor, the multimillionaire New York socialite who is alleged to have been mistreated by her son, who controls her $45 million portfolio. Obviously ...
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by Barbara Friesner - 2006-12-23
Because of the my mother's dementia and as a Generational Coach, I'm often asked by people who are concerned about their "intellectual pauses" if there's anything they can do to remember more, longer,...
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by Barbara Friesner - 2006-12-23
We make memories through our senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) and it's through those same senses that we recall or "trigger" these memories. Dementia--regardless of the cause--blocks the c...
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by Rosemary Lichtman - 2006-12-29
Have you ever noticed how, at this time of year, there are lists and lists circulating? You can find a list of the 20 best films of 2006, the 10 worst dressed people, the 50 most interesting books. ...
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by Rosemary Lichtman - 2007-07-13
"Summertime and the living is easy" - so said George and Ira Gershwin. There's just something about the warm sun, blue skies and late evenings that makes us want to ease up, have a change of scenery ...
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by Rosemary Lichtman - 2007-10-12
As a Baby Boomer member of the Sandwich Generation, perhaps you have already had talks with your aging parents about their wills, beneficiaries, and advanced medical directives for hospital care. But...
