How to Show Respect to a Person With Autism
Editor's Note: The suggestions below come to us from Krista Mason, the mother of a child who has autism. She is the...
How to Show Respect to a Person With Autism
TAG: Preserve the Dignity
Older People Have Ears and Feelings
Older People Have Ears and Feelings
Do we sometimes forget that older people have ears and feelings? Please remember that even though an elderly person...
Caregiving Basic: Preserve the Dignity of the Person
Caregiving Basic: Preserve the Dignity of the Person
What do we see as we care for a person who is suffering? Do you see that person as a burden, an irritation, an interruption, or an old needy person? As caregivers--whether we are caring for a co-worker who is going through a divorce, or a friend who has cancer, or caring-full-time for a spouse or parent--we need to remember that the person is first of all a child created by God.
Choose the Positive
Choose the Positive
Recently I read the following quotation. “Imitation is the highest compliment you can pay another person.” ...
The Wooden Bowl
The Wooden Bowl
A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. “We must do something about father,” said the son. “I’ve had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.”
Face to Face
Face to Face
It is very difficult for a parent to accept caregiving from a child. George Schoengood says, “I am 91 years old. I...
Preserve the Dignity
Preserve the Dignity
What do you see when you are caring for another person? Do you see someone who is a burden, an irritation, an old needy person, or do you look for the strength and beauty of God's image in that person? Do you help, in your method of caregiving, to preserve that person's dignity?
