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As the Years Keep Passing By: Should You Consider Living With Your Parents If They Can No Longer Take Care of Themselves?

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In America, one in ten parents with children under the age of 18 are also caring for a parent or grandparent. At some point, these families had to decide the best way to provide care for older adults. Many families have forgone nursing homes and assisted living facilities and live together instead. If your family is considering this option, there are two routes for providing in-home care for aging parents: moving into their home or moving them into your home. Here we’ll look at a few things you should consider for each situation.

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How Men Can Help Their Partners With PTSD From Birth Trauma

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Birth trauma has two definitions: one of them is injuries sustained by a newborn during delivery, and the other is post-traumatic stress disorder sustained by a woman due to traumatic labor and delivery. In fact, with the second definition, birth trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are essentially the same. Men who are trying to support women who’ve been traumatized during labor and delivery need to know the right ways to help. This guide will make it easier. 

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How Social Stories Can Help Kids With Autism

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A person with autism often faces difficulties in dealing with social events or activities. A social story breaks down the event in smaller steps that helps them understand what is to be expected from that particular event or activity. It is a set of basic information with infographics or images, arranged systematically like a storyboard. This narrative or illustration helps kids with autism to grasp a certain situation.

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Is Debt Weighing You Down? 5 Things You Can Do to Relieve the Stress

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Thanks to the global pandemic, individuals across the globe are taking a hard look at their finances. Debt harms a person’s mental and physical health, and this problem is compounded when a person faces circumstances beyond their control. Stress related to debt never seems to go away completely, and it can do significant damage to a person. How can a person reduce this stress and improve their health at the same time?

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