by Christy Turner | Dec 9, 2017 | Holidays
Happier Holiday Meals Happier holiday meals are possible. Your holiday meal experience doesn’t have to look like the one in the picture! I’ve already shared tips and tricks for making travel less stressful and helping you figure out where to...
by Christy Turner | Nov 25, 2017 | Holidays
Celebrating At Your House vs Celebrating At The Community For dementia care partners with a parent or partner in memory care, this is a common dilemma. Should you bring your loved one to your house, or not? What’s the “right” answer? It depends. The questions below...
by Christy Turner | Nov 5, 2017 | Holidays
Download your Holiday Travel Checklist & Tip Sheet by clicking HERE now. Dementia and Holiday Travel: Good Idea, or Not So Much? My mom and I had a pretty awful travel experience, which I recount in Keeping Your Cool When It All Goes Sideways. And it wasn’t even...
by Christy Turner | Dec 4, 2016 | Holidays
Finding The Right Gift Finding the right gift for a person living with dementia can be…challenging. Will they understand how to use the item? Is it safe? Is it too complicated? Too simple (read: boring)? See how I sucked the joy right out of gift-giving there?...
by Christy Turner | Nov 20, 2016 | "Behaviors", Holidays
STOP Holiday Meltdowns Before They Start Holiday meltdowns…*cringe.* Let’s get real. Is the thought of the upcoming holidays enough to make your stomach roll? Do you fear a holiday meltdown at your house? Does any of this sound familiar? Do you feel your...
by Christy Turner | Nov 29, 2014 | Holidays
Updated 9/23/17 Celebrating Black Friday It’s fashionable these days to protest Black Friday by staying home, denouncing the commercialism of the holidays, looking down on the shoppers who participate as depraved and craven. All I can say to that is, allow me to...
