Brummet's Conscious Blog

*Today's article was written by: Ashikur Rahman  -- Caring for Elderly Parents -- Caring for elderly parents is never easy. It requires much patience and effort. The reward attained, however, is worth every bit of effort you can make. Rather than doing it alone, you should take help of your siblings as their support can be precious. Family dynamics could get difficult to manage at times but with the following strategies you will learn to shed off your load and be closer to your family as well by sharing responsibilities. Emotional management • Learn to respect each other's differences as your opinions may differ from those of your siblings. You should respect everyone's different way of wanting to contribute to the parent's benefits even if it does not match your opinions. • When people watch their parents grow old, they get depressed and uncomfortable thinking about death and old age. By joining groups for support or reading something, spiri...

-- Quote of the Day  --   “… One of the most important things to do when your child is going through this -   bullying - is to document everything… so that you don’t forget what happened, what you are going to talk to the teacher about – who was involved, what was said. …You can refer back to it. …Bullies that are adults generally were bullies as children, and that is why it is so important to address this while they are children. …You see adult bullies in the workplace and even in churches… when a parent is bullying a child the child believes that this is something that they just have to take. …Children that are gay are bullied more often by adults, and is more often overlooked by adults because of the social bias. …So where are they to turn? ...If you see someone being bullied stand up to the bully and tell a caring adult. If you laughed you have added fuel to the fire.   Workplace bullying also affects the city image. Consequences are ...