BOOKS & WEBSITES FOR SENIORS & THEIR ADULT CHILDREN
Information For Seniors
What's
Age Got to Do With It?
by Kelly Ferrin, Alti Pub
Book Description - Age does not have to be a barrier to enjoying life. This book tells the stories of over 100 people who showed that being over 65 can be rewarding and happy
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How to
Plan a Great Second Life: Why Not Live Fully Every Day of Your Extra 30
Years?
by Gordon Burgett
Book Description - This book is designed to provide you own "future life map". It is for singles (or couples) to help review skills, money, and health. With numerous forms and worksheets it provides an easy way for those of any age to plan for the future.
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Super Senior Website
This is a one-of-a-kind database featuring inspiring, true stories of ordinary people aging in extraordinary ways. Compiled by Gerontologist, Kelly Ferrin, this site is designed to profile today's older adults -- as positive role models -- who are forever changing the way we look at aging ... and even the way we age ourselves
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Information For Adult Children
Are Your Parents Driving You Crazy?
How to Resolve the Most Common Dilemmas
with Aging Parents
by Joseph A. Ilardo, PhD Carole R. Rothman
Book Description - Do you worry about your parents who are still independent but showing signs of ageing? This book offers practical resolutions to common problems.
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Coping
With Your Difficult Older Parent : A Guide for Stressed-Out Children
by Grace Lebow, Barbara Kane
Book Description - With over 20 years experience the authors offer suggestions on how to handle situations that lead to contention. Sample conversations show how to smooth upsetting situations.
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Elder
Rage, or Take My Father... Please!: How to Survive Caring for Aging
Parents
by Jacqueline Marcell
Book Description - Aging parents can be a trial. Often they need to make lifestyle changes they do not recognize as necessary. This book offers solutions, recommendations, valuable websites, and other suggested reading.
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Visiting Mom : An Unexpected Gift
by Sherry M. Bell
Book Description - Having a parent with Alzheimer's disease brings a different dimension to parent/child relationships. When her mother moved to a nursing home, the author needed to find new ways of communicating. This is the story of things she learned and the insight she gained.