Being an adult child raising your own children while caring for your elderly parents feels a bit like a game of tug of war. Raising children is one thing but the role reversal can be a challenge. Some parents are reluctant to enter this new dynamic with their adult child being involved...
The Sandwich Generation: How to Manage if You Find Yourself Here
If you’ve ever rushed from a parent’s doctor appointment to your child’s school event, you’re not alone. Millions of adults are caught in the middle—caring for aging parents while still supporting their own children. It’s a role filled with love and purpose, but it also comes with exhaustion, financial strain, and endless...
Estate Planning for a Multi-Generational Family
Times have changed and so has the idea of what a traditional family looks like. Due to economic or practical circumstances, more households have become multi-generational homes with grandparents, parents and children all living under one roof, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of census data. The dynamic of a multi-generational...
NY Times Article: ‘It’s Pretty Brutal’: The Sandwich Generation Pays a Price
Parents feel emotionally and financially stressed by caring for young children and older relatives at the same time.
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Written By: By Jessica Grose
This piece is part of “The Price of Modern Parenting.” Read more about the sandwich generation, the cost of adoption and out-of-pocket expenses for...
AARP Article: The Sandwich Generation Feels the Caregiving Crunch
Caring for two people is more than twice as hard
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by Barry J. Jacobs, AARP
Carol had a big heart — sometimes too big, she thought. She was glad to run errands for her unmarried 82-year-old aunt who suffered from Parkinson's disease. But then her...