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by David Solie
How to Say It to Seniors explores the reasons that communicating with the elderly is sometimes so frustrating, and offers strategies and skills for overcoming these difficulties.
It demonstrates, in chapter after chapter, that by understanding our senior adults’ unique developmental agendas and using different language, phrases, and vocabulary, anyone - relatives, friends, colleagues - can learn to communicate effectively and effortlessly with their aging family members, acquaintances and clients.
How to Say It to Seniors is for baby boomers and their parents, professionals who work with the elderly, and everyone who has regular contact with older adults. The book has three aims:
- To help readers understand the conflicting and previously unappreciated tasks on the senior adults’ unique developmental agenda.
- To recognize how these developmental tasks can interfere with our ability to communicate effectively.
- To offer easy-to-learn skills that enhances effective communication between the generations.
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David Solie is the author of How To Say It to Seniors: Closing the Communication Gap with Our Elders. Written for baby boomers and their parents, professionals who work with the elderly, and everyone who has regular contact with seniors, this book offers an original perspective on why these conversations can be an exercise in frustration. Whether the communication difficulties involve parents, patients or clients, Mr. Solie’s book provides a fresh and inspiring look at new strategies and skills for overcoming these challenges. Click here to visit his website.