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Caring for an elderly person is also the ability to talk and, above all, to listen to what the senior has to say. When dealing with elderly parents, we often commit the sin of disrespect, treat them like children, ask perfunctory questions and do not listen to the answers. We don't realize that we are hurting their feelings.
Caring for an elderly personis not only to ensure their physical and mental comfort. Sometimes one goodconversationcan do more than a ton of drugs. What really matters is the quality of contacts, not their frequency. If you stop by or call your parents every day, and you don't have time to talk or you talk mostly about your own troubles, it's as if you weren't there at all. And yet you love your parents, you care for them … Show it to them also during the conversation. How to do it?
Older parents: take time to talk
If your parents do not require constant care, it is enough to visit them every two or three weeks, but let it be time only for you.
Older parents: understand your fears
Old age is often filled with fear for the future and he alth. It's natural. Reassure your parent that they can count on you at all times and look after them if they fall ill.
Older parents: listen patiently
Seniors do not always express their thoughts with ease. It's harder to get along with them in mid-sentence, you need patience. Let them speak. If even minor matters for them become a problem, try to understand it. Advise, offer help, but never say - you exaggerate, it doesn't matter, you think. Do not comment on what the senior says, just listen because he needs it the most. Even if you don't care about your neighbors' dog, don't show it. On the contrary, encourage a narrative. Let your parent talk so he doesn't feel lonely.
Older parents: don't lecture
Showing impatience, lecturing, chastening with words, pointing out mistakes offends the dignity of an elderly person. Don't decide for your parents to do or buy it. You can advise, but the decision should be theirs. Everyone, regardless of age, needs self-esteem, the feeling that they know something and know something. Use it,ask to give parents the satisfaction that you are willing to learn from their experience.
Older parents: ask
Older people often hide behind a wall of silence, want to remain independent as long as possible and do not admit to many ailments. But ask not only to be aware of a parent's well-being and needs, but also to make him feel genuinely interested.
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