Articles by Gail McConnon

10 Lessons On Aging Well From Aging Parents
As a middle-aged adult, what have you learned from your parents about aging? How much of that have you kept? How much have you let go? What have those choices meant for your life - for good, and not quite so good? The way I see it, the most important lessons our parents taught us about aging usually had nothing to do with aging. They just had to do with living . . which is what aging's all about anyway. Here are 10 that continue to guide me.
Published 20Feb2009, viewed 169 times

What? Can’t Cope With Your Aging Parents? Good For You!
"Coping" is one of our favorite midlife terms when it comes to describing all the ways we're dealing with our aging parents. The problem is that we usually use it to define how many ways we're not coping. Well, I'm here to tell you "Enough with the coping. Stop it!". Tell me: Why can’t you cope with your aging/elderly parents? What is it, really? Get it out of your system. Then, STOP doing it.
Published 01Feb2009, viewed 331 times

When it comes to your aging parents: Are You a CareGiver or a CareTaker?
Midlife with aging parents can be a blessing. Or, it can be a totally exhausting challenge. How is it for you? How is it for them? Do you care? Do you give care? Do you take care? Do you care, and take back? Find out why your answers matter.
Published 30Jan2009, viewed 234 times

Hindsight's 20/20 With Rose Colored Glasses
If you’re an adult child of aging parents, and you’re judging yourself and feeling inadequate to the task of caring, know this: It’s easy to look back with the clarity of hindsight, and imagine exactly what we should have done differently. Of course, we can only account for our own responses. It took me a while to really, seriously pardon myself for being imperfectly human . . and to pardon my parents for being the same. Rose colored glasses...
Published 30Jan2009, viewed 191 times

Late Life Love: Your Aging Parents & Their Relationship Choices
When it comes to our aging parents and their relationship choices, we tend to pass judgment even though we totally hate the thought of them passing judgment on us for the same sorts of things. Gail offers insights and tips on this issue that can cause serious rifts in families.
Published 04Feb2009, viewed 186 times

Our Elderly Parents...And Forgetfulness By Any Other Name
Forgetfulness...we all experience it at one time or another. Sometimes it becomes more pronounced with age. You can be sure it becomes more pronounced when a person is rushed or overwhelmed. Is your aging parents' forgetfulness due to the onset of dementia or is it the result of not being allowed to be on their own time table?
Published 20Dec2008, viewed 251 times

Give Your Aging Parents The Gift Of Your Help
There are things your aging parents need to have done. Some of these are things in which you have expertise. Are you still searching for the perfect gift for your parents? Look no more...
Published 20Dec2008, viewed 250 times

Slow Down As A Gift To Your Aging Parents
Your life is in high gear - on the outside. Your aging parents' lives are in high gear - on the inside. Give them a gift that could create something cataclysmic.
Published 20Dec2008, viewed 224 times

The Supreme Gift for Your Elderly Parents
Are you ready to give your parent(s) what they really want and truly need? It requires a commitment of time, patience and understanding on your part. You probably have never heard of this need of theirs but helping to fill it will be the most valuable gift you ever give to them.
Published 17Dec2008, viewed 265 times

The Perfect Gift For YOUR Aging Parents
You need a gift for your aging parent. What can you give that they would truly want or need? Are you prepared to give the PERFECT gift that they are sure to cherish and that they are probably least expecting to receive? It's yours to give, and there's still time to make it happen.
Published 20Dec2008, viewed 223 times

The Perfect Elderly Parent Gift
Are you finding it difficult to find the perfect present for your elderly parent? At this point in life, they probably don't need or want much in the way of material things. What they would cherish receiving is the sound of your voice! Here's a clever idea for a slightly different way of giving them that most perfect of gifts.
Published 17Dec2008, viewed 262 times

Thanksgiving brings family together. And, despite our best intentions, family is a trip!
Are you thankful that you will be spending Thanksgiving with family? Or does the very thought of it make you cringe? Here are tips and a challenge for you to see this year's family gathering in a different light and actually come away having enjoyed the experience.
Published 27Nov2008, viewed 203 times

Everything Old is New Again...Except When It Isn't
We all accumulated beliefs, values,ideas and mannerisms from our parents that don't necessarily serve us well. Gail McConnon, aging coach, writes about letting go of the less-than-useful ideas, beliefs and values and then accumulating those that are truly worth holding on to.
Published 11Oct2008, viewed 233 times

Letting Go of Those Aging Parents Blues
Do you get the Blues just thinking about caring for your aging parents? Where do these Blues come from and how can we let go of them...and get them to let go of us! Gail shares her own personal experience while explaining why you have them and how to take control back.
Published 04Oct2008, viewed 230 times

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