• Funeral Planning: Having the Talk with Your Loved One
• How to Alleviate the Stress of Moving for Older Adults
• Geriatric Fiblets: The Ethics of White Lies
• A Tale of Hoarding: Honor Thy Father & Mother
• When Things Can't be Mended
• A Life that Matters
• Helping Parents Move Upwind
• Reunions, Reminiscence & Reflection: Stories to Tell
• Hoarding Solutions
• Home Buyers Beware: A Cautionary Tale
• Moving Made Simple: How to Create a Stress-Free Move Day
• RIGHTsizing Your Life
• The Downsizing Cover-up
• Moving a Relative with Memory Loss
• Helping Mom and Dad Move: Practical Advice for Adult Children
• Downsizing: 6 Months & Counting

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3 Responses to “Helping Mom and Dad Move: Practical Advice for Adult Children”

1. Nevis Says:
   

   I truly wish my folks had practiced the info you outline here when "helping" my grandparents move out of their lifelong home and into a retirement facility. Instead, it was a rushed, highly stressful experience that left its mark on everyone involved.

   This info is SO important in helping make a traumatic expericence like moving on from one phase of your life to another...easier.

   Great recommendations!

2. lucym Says:
   

   would love to see an organized checklist/timeline for all of this info. it's really helpful and I've never heard anyone address these issues. what a help that would be!
   oh, and incorporating the emotional aspects into that list would be amazing. I have a ton of friends that could use this. great info. thanks.

3. Colleen Says:
   

   Finding your site tonight is a gift to me. Thanks!!! I'm in process of helping my mother prepare to move and needed this reminder to listen to her heart. We're surrounded by boxes and piles. I realize it's not the 'stuff,' but the stuff is often the only remaining tangible connection to the people~especially my father. You've given me some ideas to improve the process. I'm most grateful.

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