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Family Communication
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Long-Distance Caregiving: A Guide for Canadian Families
About 360,000 Canadians help an aging parent who lives at least an hour away. Here's the system that actually works.
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The Sandwich Generation: Caring for Parents and Kids
About 1.8 million Canadians care for both aging parents and kids. The squeeze is real, structural, and disproportionately falls on women.
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Why Your Parent Says "I'm Fine" When They're Not
"I'm fine" from an aging parent is rarely literal. Here's what it's most often hiding, and the questions that get past it.
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Burnout from Caring for a Parent: Signs You Need Help Too
About 1 in 4 Canadians providing unpaid care reports fair or poor mental health. Here's what burnout looks like, and how to tell it from being tired.
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How to Talk to Your Parent About Accepting Help
Most first tries fail because we treat it as one conversation. Here's what actually works, and the longer-game shape these conversations take.
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10 Signs Your Aging Parent Is Lonely (and What to Do)
The signs are quieter than you'd expect. Here's what to listen for, what to look for, and the one habit that catches loneliness early.