Grandparents and grandchildren!

The relationship between grandparents and grandchildren can be a source to pleasure, affection, understanding and rejuvenation but, as any other family relationship, it needs some care so that one can actually enjoy, grow and learn.

How to talk about Alzheimer's with kids!

When a member of the family becomes ill, and I'll talk particularly about Alzheimer's disease on this posting, the family goes through big changes. Several feelings and questions arise for adults as well for the children. Fearing to make the child suffer or spare it from the worst, parents and/or responsibles can avoid the issue and soften it.

When the child becomes aware of the changes that happen to the ill, mostly the child's grandfather/grandmother, of their strange behavior, loss of their faculties, and progressive deterioration, it is necessary to explain what's going on.