Relationships

About 100,000 Ohio grandparents are raising their grandchildren, and many more people are considered kinship caregivers: older siblings, cousins and other relatives with full-time responsibility for children whose own parents are unable to care for them. ...

As I dig through delicate sets of dishes, tools, blankets and holiday decorations at estate sales, I'm a Peeping Tom into someone else's life. Did someone who sews live here? A woodworker? A gourmet cook? Before someone like me starts rummaging through an estate sale at your family home, consider this advice. ...

The pandemic has a silver lining: It's made us tougher. It helped us find new ways to cope with the major life disruptions it caused. This helps us to face the future more boldly, because now we know we can adapt. ...

With National Family Caregiver Month approaching in November, a Case Western Reserve University research team hopes to bring awareness and support to caregivers of dementia patients, particularly during transitional times. Such caregivers are being asked to participate in a stress management study and will be compensated for their time. ...

Hugs are good medicine; especially for women. But it’s important to make sure your hugs don’t feel routine or like a chore – you should be present in the moment. And for a hug to be effective, it needs to be between five and ten seconds long. ...

If you're a grandparent, then you know that a lot has changed in the baby-care arena, and new parents spend a lot of time explaining those changes to us. That's why we're passing along updated infant sleep guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. ...

Do you want more friends but don't know how to make more of them? Then you may want to check out Chat Pals, a telephone and video-based (Zoom) program that matches people with shared backgrounds, interests and experiences. ...

It used to be so easy. When the grandchildren were young, your role was simpler: rock the baby, read the toddler a story, attend the school program or ball game. But now the grandchildren are older teens or young adults. How do you stay relevant in their busy lives? ...