Sibling Refusing to Help with Aging Parents? 8 Tips for Engaging an Absent Sibling (Source: Dr. Regina Koepp)
Excerpt from Dr. Regina Koepp's intro to her excellent Youtube video:
- Have you been struggling to engage your sibling in your aging parent's care? Perhaps you reach out and they don't respond. Perhaps they refuse to help. In this episode, Dr. Regina Koepp addresses the issue of siblings refusing to assist in your aging parent's care. In this episode, she shares:
- The importance of family relationships and dynamics among family caregivers
- Examples of why some adult children may take on caregiving tasks while others avoid them
- 8 strategies for engaging an absent sibling in caring for aging parents
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Dr. Regina Koepp is a board certified clinical psychologist, clinical geropsychologist, and founder and director of the Center for Mental Health & Aging: the “go to” place online for mental health and aging.
She is Vice Chair of the Georgia Psychological Association Ethics Committee. Dr. Koepp is the creator and host of the Psychology of Aging Podcast, and is a contributing writer at Psychology Today, where she discusses mental health and aging.
