This a quick reminder to find balance in planning for your future role as caregiver to your parents. It's important to position yourself well in the present so that you are prepared for the transition in your role in your parents' lives. It's critical that you grow and maintain your own assets so that caring for your parents doesn't come at the expense of your well-being, which would ultimately adversely impact your ability to assist them.

Only Child Problems

Episode 18- Reminder-Don't Forget About Yourself

Being an only child has its perks. But life gets REAL as an ADULT only child when you fully grasp the prospect of having to balance your own life with sole responsibility for assisting your parents as they age. Caregiving can place strains on your family, career, and mental and physical health. Siblings can tackle this as a team. But as an only child, how will you handle the stress of bearing sole responsibility for financial decisions, hospital visits and/or emergencies of aging parents? Join me every two weeks to discuss ways to create and maintain a prosperous, healthy life for yourself while adequately preparing for your parents’ lives at retirement and beyond.