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Empowering Your Family for Your Later Years

At what age do you think the job of parenting ends? Is it when your child graduates from high school or college? Is it when they get married or start a family of their own? While these events are important milestones, the truth is that the parenting role doesn’t stop until we prepare ourselves and […]

WRITTEN BY: Kathy Tutt, Family & Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Clark County

REVIEWED BY: Jami Dellifield, Family & Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Hardin County

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REFERENCES:

  • Five Wishes. https://fivewishes.org/shop/order/product/five-wishes
  • Greif, G.L., & Woolley, M.E. (2015). Patterns in adult sibling relationships after the death of one or both parents. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 11, 74-89. doi: 10.1080/15524256.2015.1021435
  • Hurme, S.B. (2015). Checklist for My Family: A guide to my history, financial plans, and final wishes. American Bar Association/AARP.
  • Prosch, T. (2014). The Other Talk: A Guide to Talking with your Adult Children About the Rest of Your Life. United States: McGraw-Hill Education.
  • The Conversation Project (n.d.). Your conversation starter kit. Retrieved from https://theconversationproject.org/
  • Umberson, D., & Chen, M.D. (1994). Effects of a parent’s death on adult children: relationship salience and reaction to loss. American Sociological Review, 59, 152-168. doi: 10.2307/2096138

Coping with Pet Loss

If you’ve ever lost a pet close to you, you understand the grief that surrounds a person or family when they are mourning the loss of their beloved pet. My daughter Allie recently lost her beloved guinea pig of 6½ years. She had Belle since Kindergarten and they were ‘snuggle buddies’ and great companions. When […]

WRITTEN BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County

REVIEWED BY: Melinda Hill, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Wayne County

SOURCES:

  • “Coping With the Death of Your Pet,” The Humane Society of the United States. 2017
  • Robinson, L., Segal, J., Segal, R. “How to Cope with Losing a Pet.” HelpGuide. Feb. 2017
  • Smith, M., Robinson, L. and Segal, J. “Coping with Grief and Loss.” HelpGuide. Feb. 2017

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