Hi,
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Elderly parents should live with their children when they are too old to live alone.
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21 comments:
Hi, how I said the last class, I think than elderly parents shouldn´t live with their children when they can´t live alone because this situation can break the family consolidation, especially when they are affected by some illness, in these cases is better they are look after by qualified people who know how to treat them.
All this doesn´t mean the children should forget their parents, they need to know they are loved by their children.
Hi,
I just agree with Luis in the case when elderly parents are affected by some serious illness and they need to be treated for qualified people. But I think we have the responsibility to take care for them always we can because they gave us all (at least most of them) when we are younger. In my opinion, children should live with their parents when they can't manage for themselves.
Regards,
Adriana
When parents can´t live alone because they have a problem as they feel solitude or sadness, for exemple, in my opinion is necessary what children accept their parents at home. Besides grandchildren can be for parents a reason for to be more happy in your company.
When parents have medical problems and they need permanent care, a residence can be a solution for that difficult situation. But is necessary that children visit their parents frequently.
Fernando
It depends. Sometimes our parents need special care due to illness or other circunstances. In this case is better that a specialized person look after them. If their health is good is better that they live alone.
Of course, children sould be aware of them, give them our love and not forget that they looked after us when we were Little and they were always when we needed them.
Dolores
Hello,
In my opinion, while the parents have good health,though they are elderly,it is better that they live alone in his house. I think that they prefer being independent, but if it is possible, living near to the children and with a daily contact with them.
But, when they are ill, I think it is better than the parents live with his children, in order that these could take care of them. It depend of the type of illness.
The problem is that in the big cities, the people live in the samll flats, and there aren't enough rooms for all...
Esmeralda
Hi, I think that elderly parents should live with their children but sometimes, it depends of some factors: economy situation of the family, if parents are too sick to live in a normal house, because they need special attention, maybe relationship between family members are bad (this factor isn't such important), etc.
In conclusion, if elderly parents can't live with their children, children at least have to support them in some ways like talk with them, visiting them, giving their love to them.... 'LOOKING AFTER OF THEM' because they looked after us when we were young, and the minimal thing we can do is interchange the place that they had in a past.
In my opinion when the elderly parents can´t live alone they should live with the personal assistant in your house. I think it´s very important to stay in their home with their things. In this way they have the same daily routines.
Today the children work until six or seven in the evening if elderly parent live whit their children, they will be alone all the day.
Nowadays, the flats are small. It has two bedrooms. In this case the children haven´t room for their parents.
In my case, my parents live in small city, if they will live in Madrid whit me they aren´t happy because this city is very bigger and impersonal for them.
Susana.
Hi mates,
This is a great topic to discuss and... dificult too. I think that there are reasons to old people live with their soons and to live alone too but, in my opinion, I think that is better that children look after their parents, why? I give you reasons:
a) First, because I think that is very important that family is always together.
b) In second place, because our parents looked after us when we was children
c) And finally, because they can help us at home.
This is my opinion, my reasons why I think is better parents live at home with their soons.
Carlos Molinero.
Think about this! If my parents hadn't looked after me in the firts place where would I be right now? No, I didn't think so. I couldn't live with my self if I didn't take care of my parents. So, do the moral thing and look after them& take care over. Your parents should be like a God to you. They are the most precious things in my life. Without them there is no me. Simple us.
Lourdes
Hi classmates!
I think, in general, Elderly parents should live alone like other class of people, because normally each person should be comfortable in his/her house. Although when Elderly parents have a bad health and they can’t pay a person who looks after them, they could live with their children if they are agree or/and they have enough rooms in his house for them.
This is a topic very complicated and each family is different for your personal circumstances.
Saúl.
In my opinion, elderly parents should live alone while his health is good, but when they can´t live alone, is better that they´re taken care by qualified people. Actually, it´s difficult that the children can take care of his ill parents because usually all members of family work and homes are small.
Eva V.
In my opinion, the duty of children when their parents are elderly it is deal with them.
That our parents can age with us, if it is possible of course, it can be an excellent opportunity to return, only a small part what they did for us.
If we can help them knowing how to do and how it must be our most positive attitude this inevitable process will be much more bearable for all the family.
Kris.
I think nowadays the houses are very little, and if the children have children too, is very difficult to live together.
It is better one person for looking after them, but near children´s houses for visiting all the days.
Sonsoles
I think that when the parentes are so old, is better if you can look after them, but nowadays, people work all day and i think is imposible to combine times to look after the parentes.
I prefer to live with them but if do not posible I take on a person for lookinf after them, but near children`s house to can visit them when they can do it.
I agree with my partens. I think that the best for our elderlly parents should live with their children but in our society is very difficult because the sons and daughters must work and they have their children also and can not care of them. Instead of that they can hire a qualified person that can look after them when they are not at home.
It doesn't mean that they have to visit them frecuently because the love of the family can not be substituted by anyone.
Antonia Romero
Certainly, years ago children took care of their parents when they were too old. But that was possible when one of the sons was at home all day.
Today most of the man and woman work outside and they don't have any time to look after even their own children. That's why they look for alternatives like hiring a nurse or taking the parents to an old people's home.
María José.
Althoug at first I thought there are more options than looking after our elderly parents, actually this is something that my sister and me are doing since six years. We don't look after him all the time but we are doing it many times. I think It's a hard situation and we have considered other possibilities which we have rejected because then, my father surely wouldn't now live. It isn't an easy situation and involves a lot of sacrifice, that's why I would dare tell nobody is who for giving advice since every case and surroundings are different.
Marta said....
I think , it would be the most appropiate but today, the life that the families lead almost impossible. They would continue to be alone because both the man and the woman work, the houses are small ,children work...
Today,in some cases, the grandparents look after the grandchildren and are conditioned by it.
I when I grown up would not like to live with my children.I prefer to live alone until my health is good and to go to residence when I can not do it alone.
Marta C.
These are awesome contributions on a controverted subject like this.
I'd like to point out just a few things:
- a "nursing home" or "old people's home" is a place where elderly people are taken care of.
- "Children" refer both to sons and daughters.
Keep up the good work!!
hello mates!
My opinion of why elderly parents should live with their children when they are too old to live alone is clearly more or less than yours. Of course children should receive their parents, as same as they looked after in their childhood. For me, here the problem is if the parents really are independent or not, and they aren't in this case, so you can't leave the people who has done the person you are (although they deserve it, this is other discussion topic), they gave you all the help you need and this is a life debt.
Pablo
Hi everybody
I thinks its good for the oldest people lives with the son and daughter because improve the relasionship with them and the grandsons and granddaughters
Thanks
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