AGING PARENTS
The new role for baby boomers in midlife is that of caregiver for their aging parents. Aging Parents: Continuity and Change in Adult Life by William D. Bland, Ph.D. provides a framework for the typical progression of events that children of aging parents will face. Both practical and psychosocial issues of aging and eldercare are discussed. Dr. Bland's interest in the field of aging has been both professional and personal. He was the primary caregiver for his mother until her death at the age of 82. His book Aging Parents is based on that experience. The theme of the book is continuity and change in adult life. It is based on the premise that our parents represent a continuity with the past whereas the major developmental task of middle adulthood is oriented toward the future.
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Aging Parents: Continuity and Change in Adult Life by William D. Bland, Ph.D. ISBN: 1579810136 Cummings & Hathaway Publishers,
East Rockaway, NY, 1998, Paperback, 100 pages. Publisher's list price $10.95
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About the Author
Description: This book examines
the very nature of the caring relationship between the adult child and his or her elderly parent. Its purpose is to dispel the myths about aging, give practical advice on caring for elderly parents, and provide a psychosocial view of the tasks and challenges faced in middle and later life. Aging Parents focuses on everyday living from the initial response of assisting a chronically ill parent to the grief reaction following his or her death. There are a number of significant changes that will affect all of us as we continue to grow older, first as caregivers, then later as older persons ourselves. Aging Parents will hopefully serve as a guide for what lies ahead for those who are about to embark on this journey. For those individuals who have lost one or both parents, perhaps it will give them an opportunity to examine their lives more closely and to appreciate more the relationships they had. To the adult child, a parent represents a continuity with the past whereas parent loss marks a significant psychosocial transition in the life of the middle-aged son or daughter.
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Contents:
Chapter 1 Myths about Aging
Chapter 2 The Older Population
Chapter 3 Adult Development and Aging
Chapter 4 Caring for Elderly Parents
Chapter 5 Life Review and Reminiscence
Chapter 6 Facing Death and Dying
Chapter 7 Making Funeral Arrangements
Chapter 8 Mourning the Loss
Chapter 9 Personal Growth and Challenge
Email: wbland2@ec.rr.com
