“The intergenerational holiday is a specific form of family tourism,” Schanzel and Yeoman wrote in a 2015 research paper…”Some researchers acknowledge that holidays are imbued with obligations related to visiting family members.” Others mention that “while family holidays cultivate and strengthen family bonds, such holidays also involve parental duties, obligations, and work.” “Filial duty in the holidays is shaped by ambivalent emotional experiences,” Bene Himtun notes in a study about midlife single women..
“Children visiting for the holidays often notice changes that their siblings who live in the area miss. Because they don’t see the day-to-day progression of the changes, the differences in their parents from their last visit are much more apparent to them,” Health and Wellness Navigator/Director Patricia Strupp writes in tapinto.net.
dgewater-slash-raritan/articles/when-adult-children-see-changes-in-their-parents-at-the-holidays
What type of changes might be cause for concern and might signal depression, illness, or cognitive decline?
- changes in housekeeping
- changes in mood
- changes in behavior (social person becomes withdrawn, parent loses interest in all former hobbies)
- new difficulty in making plans
- new difficulty organizing mail or doing familiar tasks
- forgetting appointments
- getting lost on the way to familiar places
- weight loss
- difficulty following the conversation
- spending large sums of money unwisely
As eldercare attorneys at Geyer Law, we know that senior care and estate planning are both hard topics for adult children to discuss with their parents. Whether or not it’s a holiday visit that “triggers” the realization that matters need to be discussed, we often offer to facilitate family conferences to discuss wills, powers of attorney, even parents’ end-of-life wishes. The purpose of these (either virtual or in-person) family meetings is to help parents and adult children share the values and assumptions underlying legacy plans and healthcare directives.
The post- Thanksgiving season seems to often be a time when adult children “step up to the plate” to help their parents make important estate planning decisions.
– by Cara Chittenden of Rebecca W. Geyer & Associates
“The intergenerational holiday is a specific form of family tourism,” Schanzel and Yeoman wrote in a 2015 research paper…”Some researchers acknowledge that holidays are imbued with obligations related to visiting family members.” Others mention that “while family holidays cultivate and strengthen family bonds, such holidays also involve parental duties, obligations, and work.” “Filial duty in the holidays is shaped by ambivalent emotional experiences,” Bene Himtun notes in a study about midlife single women..
researchgate.net/journal/Tourism-Recreation-Research-2320-0308?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIn19
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160738319300490
“Children visiting for the holidays often notice changes that their siblings who live in the area miss. Because they don’t see the day-to-day progression of the changes, the differences in their parents from their last visit are much more apparent to them,” Health and Wellness Navigator/Director Patricia Strupp writes in tapinto.net.
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/bridgewater-slash-raritan/articles/when-adult-children-see-changes-in-their-parents-at-the-holidays
What type of changes might be cause for concern and might signal depression, illness, or cognitive decline?
changes in housekeeping
changes in mood
changes in behavior (social person becomes withdrawn, parent loses interest in all former hobbies)
new difficulty in making plans
new difficulty organizing mail or doing familiar tasks
forgetting appointments
getting lost on the way to familiar places
weight loss
difficulty following the conversation
spending large sums of money unwisely
As eldercare attorneys at Geyer Law, we know that senior care and estate planning are both hard topics for adult children to discuss with their parents. Whether or not it’s a holiday visit that “triggers” the realization that matters need to be discussed, we often offer to facilitate family conferences to discuss wills, powers of attorney, even parents’ end-of-life wishes. The purpose of these (either virtual or in-person) family meetings is to help parents and adult children share the values and assumptions underlying legacy plans and healthcare directives.
https://www.rgeyerlaw.com/about/
The post- Thanksgiving season seems to often be a time when adult children “step up to the plate” to help their parents make important estate planning decisions.
– by Cara Chittenden of Rebecca W. Geyer & Associates
research paper…”Some researchers acknowledge that holidays are imbued with obligations related to visiting family members.” Others mention that “while family holidays cultivate and strengthen family bonds, such holidays also involve parental duties, obligations, and work.” “Filial duty in the holidays is shaped by ambivalent emotional experiences,” Bene Himtun notes in a study about midlife single women..
researchgate.net/journal/Tourism-Recreation-Research-2320-0308?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIn19
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160738319300490
“Children visiting for the holidays often notice changes that their siblings who live in the area miss. Because they don’t see the day-to-day progression of the changes, the differences in their parents from their last visit are much more apparent to them,” Health and Wellness Navigator/Director Patricia Strupp writes in tapinto.net.
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/bridgewater-slash-raritan/articles/when-adult-children-see-changes-in-their-parents-at-the-holidays
What type of changes might be cause for concern and might signal depression, illness, or cognitive decline?
changes in housekeeping
changes in mood
changes in behavior (social person becomes withdrawn, parent loses interest in all former hobbies)
new difficulty in making plans
new difficulty organizing mail or doing familiar tasks
forgetting appointments
getting lost on the way to familiar places
weight loss
difficulty following the conversation
spending large sums of money unwisely
As eldercare attorneys at Geyer Law, we know that senior care and estate planning are both hard topics for adult children to discuss with their parents. Whether or not it’s a holiday visit that “triggers” the realization that matters need to be discussed, we often offer to facilitate family conferences to discuss wills, powers of attorney, even parents’ end-of-life wishes. The purpose of these (either virtual or in-person) family meetings is to help parents and adult children share the values and assumptions underlying legacy plans and healthcare directives.
https://www.rgeyerlaw.com/about/
The post- Thanksgiving season seems to often be a time when adult children “step up to the plate” to help their parents make important estate planning decisions.
– by Cara Chittenden of Rebecca W. Geyer & Associates
