One thing we have to learn to deal with in seeking an independent lifestyle in our senior years is the inevitable conflict that comes when our children don’t meet our expectations or we experience one of the difficulties associated with the diseases of advancing age.

Joy Loverde, writing in the Eldercare ABC Blog, has some good advice for how to defuse the difficult situations that bring on the angry conflicts.

Eldercare and Quieting the Storm of Anger | Elder Care ABC

Understandably, there’s a lot to be angry about when it comes to being with our parents, especially as they get older. Spending time with them at this stage of their lives includes witnessing the emotional and physical pains they are enduring such as the death of other family members and friends, giving up the car keys, the onset of a chronic illness, and moving out of the family home.

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So how do we get through times like these without alienating or hurting each other – emotionally and otherwise?

Ms. Loverde has some sound advice and a link to an anger management website. If you find yourself struggling with these issues (as either a parent dealing with children or vice versa), you owe it to yourself to check out this helpful article.

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