Should adult children be responsible for the care of their elderly parents?

by Peggy Lindgren

Aging is a process that we each face everyday. At some point, we will have to face the fact that our parents are no longer capable of taking care of themselves. As difficult a...read more

by Angela S. Young

The majority of us will face a day when our parents need extra help in their old age. Then some day, it will be our turn and our children will have to decide how much involveme...read more

by Samantha T.

It might be a few years off before I need to be worrying about this , but I believe whole-heartedly in the concept of caring for your parents when they are no longer able to car...read more

by Tammy McLean

Taking care of our aging parents is definitely our responsibility. Whether we have to make the decision of caring for them at home or placing them in a facility, it is our job t...read more

by Carolyn Tytler

It is impossible to go through life without assuming some responsibility. Even a thoroughly selfish person must, at the very least, be responsible for himself once he reaches a...read more

by E. V. SHAW

Usually, if the elderly parents are married and have assets, they don't want to leave their own home to live with their children. Of course, living near their children would ma...read more

by Hannah Curtis

Should adult kids be responsible for the care of their elderly parents? There should never be any question of this. When your parents become dependent upon others for surviva...read more

by Harleyangelbrat Marilyn Ramone

A mother carries her babies usually for nine months and goes through either labor or c-section to bring you into the world. They bring you home and make sure you always have wh...read more

by Carol Gustke

Yes, it is. Although there are many variables to this questions. There are children who live out of state and are unable to physically be with their parents. Other children...read more

by Vance Mcbrayer

To fully understand the concept of requiring adult children to care for their parents requires an understanding of the beginnings of filial responsibility laws and their histori...read more