{"id":13279,"date":"2020-06-24T08:59:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T06:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=13279"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:23:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:23:59","slug":"caring-for-aging-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/06\/caring-for-aging-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Caring for Aging Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aging can be challenging for elderly parents and children alike. It is depressing for an aging parent to have to face their physical and mental downturn. On the other side of the fence, children of elderly people also have to take on the very challenging job of looking after their aged parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article below on this real crisis on taking care of aging parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-times-in-plain-english\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.thetimesinplainenglish.com\/a-real-crisis-caring-for-aging-parents\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are the effects of aging on a person, their children or family, caregivers, and workers and employers?<\/li><li>How are old people\u2019s lives like in your country?<\/li><li>How are you preparing for and what are your plans for your twilight years?<\/li><li>Talk about your experience caring for elderly members of your family. 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