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Caregiving With Siblings: Resolving Issues While Caring for Parents
Issues between siblings often seem to come to a head when a parent begins requiring care. Use these pointers to improve communication skills, minimize dysfunction and recognize when it’s time to set boundaries with toxic siblings.
64 CommentsSaying “No” to Family Drama While Caregiving
Relationships are often strained when a serious illness and caregiving enter the picture. But, if your interactions with certain relatives are increasingly stressful and negative, it may be time to shut down family drama once and for all.
49 CommentsGetting the Family to Agree on a Care Plan for an Older Adult
Tempers can flare when an aging relative has a crisis and family members disagree on how to respond. Use these steps to help your family work as a cohesive team.
4 CommentsFamily Meetings: Making Care Decisions for Aging Parents
Immediate family often serves as the foundation of a senior’s care team, but relationship dynamics can hinder vital planning and decision-making processes. Discover simple do’s and don’ts that will make care meetings less complicated and more productive.
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Relationships Questions
Mom is so verbally abusive. What can I do if her doctors or the county won't listen to me about her behavior?
9 AnswersMargaretMcKen Answered 12 min agoHow to get an elderly mother to stop having a drink every (or every other) night? She becomes more narcissistic.
17 AnswersMargaretMcKen Answered 1 hour agoWhat do you do when you have been the “Family Manager” and all around “Caregiver “ for your family and now no one is speaking to you?
19 AnswersTouchMatters Answered 4 hours agoLet it go and let God?
11 Answerswaytomisery Replied 8 hours ago
Relationships Discussions
The Caregiver & Dysfunctional Families: How are you doing?
34,661 Commentsgolden23 Commented Dec 21, 2025Tempering burnout when there’s no help in sight.
6 CommentsDanielle123 Commented Dec 3, 2025Elderly father and toxic mom.
2 CommentsFawnby Commented Nov 30, 2025This is a follow up from my question I asked this past Monday. For me a miracle happened.
2 CommentsDaughterof1930 Commented Nov 29, 2025
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