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Talking to Your Children About Alzheimer’s? Rely on These Tips

March 28, 2019 by Robert D'Arienzo

Talking to children about Alzheimer’s requires care.
You shouldn’t brush off their concerns or questions. Instead, you need to have an open and honest conversation that gives them the information they need without overwhelming them. Factor in their age when deciding how much to say. Take these four steps to help get a conversation started.

 

Elderly Care in Summit NJ: Alzheimer's Discussion With Kids

Elderly Care in Summit NJ: Alzheimer’s Discussion With Kids

 

Offer Reassurance

Your children need to be reassured that nothing they did or said upset their grandparent. If your dad gets agitated, your children might think they did something that made him made. You need to emphasize that nothing they did caused this.

 

Do Not Push Visits If They’re Scared or Uncomfortable

Younger children may be okay with your parent, but an older child or teen may find visiting a grandparent to be incredibly difficult. If that child really fears going there, do not force it. You could have them videotape a message and simply tell your parent they couldn’t make it for some reason. Allow your child to adjust.

When they do want to visit, make sure it’s in a location where your parent is comfortable and unlikely to be agitated or have a panic attack. Panic attacks can be frightening to watch at any age. You should have a safe place the child can go if your parent is having a bad day. A room alone with a computer, TV, books, or games will do.

 

Be Honest But Keep It Simple

Talk to your child honestly about Alzheimer’s, but don’t overwhelm your son or daughter with information. For a younger child, you can simply say the brain has an illness that won’t get better. Talk about some of the things that will be coming up, but keep it to symptoms in the near future and not years from now.

 

Allow Them to Be Emotional

How hard is it for you to get through a visit with your mom or dad without getting emotional? It’s also hard for your child. Allow them to cry, get mad, or show emotions out of your mom or dad’s sight. Don’t tell your child to bottle it up.

 

Spend Time With Your Child

If you’re caring for your parent, don’t ignore your child’s needs in the process. Respite care is essential. Have a senior care aide spend time with your parent while you and your child go to the movies, talk a walk, or do something fun. You both need it. Call a senior care agency to arrange respite care.

 

If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring Elderly Care in Summit, NJ, call the caring staff at Helping Hands Home Care today at 908-418-4299. Providing Home Care Services in all of Northern and Central NJ, including Clark, Westfield, Cranford, Scotch Plains, Rahway, Linden, Summit, Edison, Elizabeth, Mountainside and the surrounding areas.

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Robert D'Arienzo
Owner at Helping Hands Home Care
Robert D’Arienzo
After graduating from Seton Hall University with a BS in finance Helping Hands Homecare’s Owner / President, Robert D’Arienzo, went to work on Wall St. for six years. However, after Robert’s grandmother became ill with stomach cancer Robert and his family needed to find assistance in the home for her. After many trials and tribulations Robert could see that there was a great need for quality home care services here in NJ and loved the idea of being able to assist other families who were going through what his family went through with his beloved grandmother.

Thus, Robert had found his passion. After almost a year of preparation Robert opened Helping Hands Homecare in 2003. Robert wanted Helping Hands Homecare to focus on providing the highest quality of caregivers, exceptional customer service, and providing a service that familys could depend on in their time of need. Since then Helping Hands has assisted hundreds of individuals with the simplest of needs to more complex cases while preserving those standards set out many years ago.
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