http://takingcareofthefolks.com/two-key-words/ education~encouragement~engagement Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:29:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://takingcareofthefolks.com/two-key-words/comment-page-1/#comment-497 Jim Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:38:22 +0000 http://takingcareofthefolks.com/?p=61#comment-497 Thank you. This has been very helpful. I couldn't understand why my dad was confabulating. This makes total sense. I will share it with my mother and siblings. Thank you. This has been very helpful. I couldn’t understand why my dad was confabulating. This makes total sense. I will share it with my mother and siblings.

]]> http://takingcareofthefolks.com/two-key-words/comment-page-1/#comment-19 admin Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:44:37 +0000 http://takingcareofthefolks.com/?p=61#comment-19 Thank you for your kind words. All of our interactions should be kind and respectful. I acknowledge also that doing so is not always easy and that we cannot beat ourselves up if we sometimes slip. We do the best that we can and in so doing, we can respect ourselves. Thank you for your kind words. All of our interactions should be kind and respectful. I acknowledge also that doing so is not always easy and that we cannot beat ourselves up if we sometimes slip. We do the best that we can and in so doing, we can respect ourselves.

]]> http://takingcareofthefolks.com/two-key-words/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Dale Carter Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:06:43 +0000 http://takingcareofthefolks.com/?p=61#comment-15 This is a very helpful posting. Thanks for explaining those two concepts. Also I love the examples at end of the post where you describe adding a positive slant to our responses. We really should be putting ourselves in their shoes and thinking how we'd respond. Yes, all our interactions with our aging parents and elderly people should be based in dignity and respect....that will guide our actions well. This is a very helpful posting. Thanks for explaining those two concepts. Also I love the examples at end of the post where you describe adding a positive slant to our responses.
We really should be putting ourselves in their shoes and thinking how we’d respond. Yes, all our interactions with our aging parents and elderly people should be based in dignity and respect….that will guide our actions well.

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