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Photographer aims to capture strength of young caregivers

Photographer aims to capture strength of young caregivers

by External Article | Dec 22, 2021 | Art, Care Work Library, Finding Meaning, Millennial Generation | 0 comments

Growing up with a mother who had schizophrenia, Max Alexander had first-hand experience as a young carer. “It gave me the resources to empathize, to be responsive to people,” he says. “This has been hugely important for my photography.” Years later, Alexander has...
Talking to your kids about an adult’s incontinence

Talking to your kids about an adult’s incontinence

by Guest Author | Dec 3, 2018 | Sandwich Generation | 0 comments

According to the article When Kids Are the Caregivers published on November 2015 in U.S. News and World Report “about 1.4 million children between ages 8 and 18 are caregivers nationwide.” These figures are cited from the American Association of Caregiving Youth. The...
The saga of young carers

The saga of young carers

by Guest Author | Dec 27, 2016 | Art, Generation Z, Millennial Generation | 4 comments

My name is Patrice Marie White, I’m from the UK. I am a former fulltime caregiver for my late mother. The other day, I was guided to draw something in a childlike way that illustrates and depicts a scenario faced, both as an adult caregiver and as a child...

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