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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The elderly person is NOT a toddler.  They are an old person in the process of losing their independence because their minds and bodies are getting old and not working the way that they used to. . . .[/quote]

If you are referring to my post directly before, I never said the elderly person WAS a toddler.  I said they can develop a personality similar to a toodler's.  It is more of a challenge because they often also feel they should still be the authoritian as the parent.  It does help to put things in situations we are familiar with.  Every parent understands a toddler's personality, but adult children new to dealing with changes in their parent's personality dont have a reference for it.[/quote]

I understand.  But comparing elderly people to toddlers isn't fair.  Toddlers behave the way they behave because they are still in the process of learning self control, how to communicate using their voice and how to be socially polite.

Old people become difficult because, after a lifetime of working hard, building a life for themselves, raising a family, living independently they slowly start to lose their independence...maybe they start off by needing help with the yard and housework, then they need help with cooking, errands, laundry, etc.  Next thing you know they are fall risks who need help with self care.  They become dependent on others to help them while, at the same time, resenting the fact that they need so much help.  They lash out at the person closest to the situation - the caregiver.

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This.  Toddlers are much much easier. [/quote]

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