Who Are You Calling Grouchy?

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Fri, May 04, 2007

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An interesting but somewhat troubling study has become public information. Completed by the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, the study shows that seniors are often stereotyped as “grouchy, inflexible to change, and mostly living in nursing homes, when the opposite is true.” The lea...

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Anonymous

5/ 8/07 6:13pm

Great article, more power to her. As a REALLY elderly person I think she has the right attitude. We old foks are often treated as if we were children.

Carol Bradley Bursack

5/ 9/07 7:46am

Thanks for the kind words.

I do a presentation on why we can't "parent our parents." It's so annoying when people treat elders as children - even if the elder has many problems due to dementia. They still have a lifetime behind them, and they need to be treated with respect. I never felt like a parent to my parents, even when I had to make nearly all of the decisions.

Best to you,

Carol

Anonymous

5/12/07 7:33am

Hi Carol,

I'm sitting here just shaking my head. I cannot believe that these stereotypes still exist. I had them when I was growing up--as a child. Not as an informed adult. Wow.

Anonymous

5/12/07 7:34am

Oh, Hi Carol. The previous comment was left by Lisa Dunn, Minneapolis

Carol Bradley Bursack

5/12/07 7:56am

Nice to see you on this site, Lisa. Your interest in aging and helping us "old folks" live active, fun lives is refreshing. Take care,

Carol