New website launched to get seniors and their families talking

16/06/2010 11:45:28

A new website has been launched by Home Instead Senior Care to help bridge the communication gap between adult children and their senior parents. The website, www.4070talk.com, offers programmes and emotional support services to develop open discussion between families relating to providing care to parents and other various senior topics such as driving, finances, independence and even romance. It also gives adult children the opportunity to take an online assessment and rate their communication skills.

The idea of the website is that if you're 40+, or your parents are 70+, it's time to start talking - at least about certain senior topics. Likewise, there are many topics that seniors themselves should begin discussing with their children once they are 70+ so there is also a  '70-40 Rule' element to the website.

Speaking about the new website, Ed Murphy of Home Instead Senior Care said: " Our research revealed nearly one-third of adults have a major communications obstacle with their parents that stems from continuation of the parent-child role. In other words, it can be difficult to get the conversation going because the adult child is still in a child rather than an adult role with their parents. But talking sooner is better than waiting until a crisis has occurred".

Fore more information please visit www.4070talk.com. You can also download the 40-70 rule guide here.