The Daughter Trap: Taking Care of Mom and Dad...and You
This book discusses the reality that women often get stuck in the role of caretaker whether they like it or not - whether they are prepared for it or not.
Category Caregiving and Eldercare 
Details Twenty-five percent of Baby Boomers now have a senior parent living with them, and almost a third of American workers care for their parents. But what no one has pointed out, until now, is that Boomer eldercare responsibilities usually fall on the daughters, who are also often caught between the competing demands of a working spouse, school-aged kids and a full-time career.

The Daughter Trap is the first book on the market to simply say it like it is: women get stuck in the caretaker role-whether they like it or not; and whether they''re prepared for it or not. The author shows how this happens over and over again and explores why women let it happen. Drawing on years of original research, as well as interviews with business leaders and the personal stories of individual women,

In interviews with over 200 care-giving women The Daughter Trap gives voice to the many trials and tribulations of elder care. Each chapter of the book is interwoven with personal quotes from many of these women. The words shared are strikingly honest and very effective in conveying the practical and emotional challenges of caring for aging parents.

The Daughter Trap not only identifies the problem but also provides concrete and actionable solutions with takeaway lessons readers can apply to their own lives.
Author Laurel Kennedy  
Publication Date April 2010
Source St. Martin's Press 
Format Hardcover 320 Pages, 5.9 x 8.6 x 1.1 in
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