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Learning To Let Mom Alone On Somethings

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Ronny TX - 02 Nov 2005 15:29 GMT
Learning to let Mom alone on somethings or what I might call,don't sweat
the small stuff! :-)

Example;I got the dishes washed Sunday and Mom helped dry them. Just not
a big problem to me if everyone of them wasn't spotlesly dry.

Had a few dirty dishes in the sink Monday morning. The gal from home
health care was to wash them;but I was sitting in here on my WebTV
yesterday morning and saw Mom starting to wash those dishes,rinse then
and put them in the drainer. That used to really bother me some and I
would tell her and try to get her to stop and that because she just
doesn't remember how to wash dishes too well. This Monday though,I just
let it go,watched her a bit to be sure she was allright. The when they
lady got here from home health care,I told her what had happened and she
just took the dishes out of the drain and rewashed them. So Mom was
happy to get the dishes washed by herself and I was happy to let her do
them even though they did need some checking and some rewashing later
on! LoL
michelle - 03 Nov 2005 03:26 GMT
Yes it is so much less stressful to let the loved one do in some
circumstances what they believe they can and it is also an activity for
them.As you say it is no big deal to redo some minor thing such as the
dishes
                                                      Kind Regards
LindaJean - 03 Nov 2005 15:35 GMT
Gotta give a little where you can ;-)

Linda Jean
> Learning to let Mom alone on somethings or what I might call,don't sweat
> the small stuff! :-)
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> them even though they did need some checking and some rewashing later
> on! LoL
aysegula@aol.com - 14 Nov 2005 14:11 GMT
When you go over a task en elderly OR a child does, make sure s/he does
NOT see you do that task again, this would discourage them, crush their
self-esteem and they would probably give up trying.  Let them feel they
are useful, and that they are contributing, focus on the improvements
and the positives, not the negatives.
aysegul
carolinasongbird@gmail.com - 14 Nov 2005 15:27 GMT
You are generally right, but I suspect that in this case Ronny's mom
may not even realize those are the same dishes she just "washed." Tact
and sensitivity are always useful, though.

Songbird
Tumbleweed - 14 Nov 2005 17:18 GMT
> When you go over a task en elderly OR a child does, make sure s/he does
> NOT see you do that task again, this would discourage them, crush their
> self-esteem and they would probably give up trying.  Let them feel they
> are useful, and that they are contributing, focus on the improvements
> and the positives, not the negatives.
> aysegul

IMHO its way different between a child and an adult with AZ, aysegul.

The latter probably wont have any idea they just folded some sheets or did
the laundry, for example, whereas a child would.
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michelle - 15 Nov 2005 08:11 GMT
Could you clarify the point you are trying to make here aysegula?
 
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