Vivian Greenberg explains how to understand and accept the limits of what we can do for our parents. With insight and skill, she offers valuable information on

• how to recognize unrealistic expectations



• how to get our siblings to share responsibilities



• how to cope with difficult parents.

This updated and revised edition also includes advice on what role reversal really means as our parents grow older; why our own family should come first and what to do about loyalty conflicts; and how to deal with the sadness and pain that accompanies the decision to place a parent in a nursing home.