ABOUT THE BOOK: The number of middle-aged children today who have elderly parents is unprecedented. Having old parents, however, is rarely portrayed as a privilege. Too often parents are depicted as a problem for their adult children. Written with minimal jargon, the book helps adult children and old parents who want to better understand their family relationships.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Matthews chairs the Sociology Department at Cleveland State University and serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Aging Studies, Journal of Marriage and Family, and The International Journal of Aging and Human Development. She is the author of two previous books, and has published numerous articles about older family ties in gerontology journals.

ABOUT CAPS: Children of Aging Parents is a nonprofit, charitable organization whose mission is to assist the nation's nearly 54 million caregivers of the elderly or chronically ill with reliable information, referrals and support, and to emphasize that the health of caregivers is essential to ensure quality care of the nation's growing elderly population.

Children of Aging Parents
P.O. Box 167
Richboro, PA 18954
Phone: 215-355-6611
www.caps4caregivers.org
info@caps4caregivers.org