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 How To Say It To Seniors :: 0735203806
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A practical guide to bridging the generation gap.
In How to Say It(r) to Seniors, geriatric psychology expert David Solie offers help in removing the typical communication blocks many experience with the elderly. By sharing his insights into the later stages of life, Solie helps in understanding the unique perspective of seniors, and provides the tools to relate to them.Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
How To Say It To Seniors: Closing The Communication Gap With Our Elders by David Solie (an expert in geriatric psychology and the CEO/Medical Director of"Second Opinion", a life insurance brokerage corporation) is a practical and accessible guide to communicating effectively with older adults. Author David Solie provides invaluable insights and practical advice to gaining the trust and cooperation of the elderly, offering assistance to them without "taking over" the conversation, understanding the need of "legacy" with respect to the elderly, and learning how to listen and what to listen for. While especially recommended to professionals and para-professionals working with the elderly in matters ranging from business, to health, to daily living, How To Say It To Seniors is also of immense value to non-specialist general readers wanting to talk more effectively and to greater purpose with their own elderly parents, family members, friends, neighbors, and acquaintances.
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Author: Guest
It's one thing to make plans for the care of elderly loved ones, and another to carry out the plans. Talking about sensitive subjects with elders is often a challenge, and David's book offers a solid foundation of communication tips when conversing with older generations. I have been writing about caregiving issues and conducting workshops for family members and professionals for decades, and this book will be a welcome addition to my recommended resources.
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Author: Guest
David Solie has written a remarkable book - "How to Say It to Seniors: Closing the Communications Gap with our Elders." It's aimed squarely at baby boomers who are attempting to handle the difficulties, frustrations, and guilt they feel as they try to achieve effective communication with their elders. Such attempts often fail because of the different agendas held by the middle-aged and the elderly. Mr Solie has unearthed two principal motives in elderly people's verbal and non-verbal behavior - to maintain control over their lives, and to discover their legacy, or how they will be remembered.
The book's approach is logical. Theory is presented, examples of miscommunication are provided, and solutions (or, at the very least, reasonable alternative approaches) are offered. Mr Solie suggests that the reader looks first at the sections that most directly apply to a particular situation, and then returns to the theoretical underpinnings for adapting their behavior. Everyone - whatever age - can relate to the examples chosen, and I submit that everyone can learn from the solutions offered. The writing is clear, simple, and pithy. I particularly liked the apt quotations used in the chapter headings. As a 73-year-old, I cannot recommend this book too highly.
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Author: Guest
Every now and then a new work comes along that once you read it-it forever changes the way you see the world. "How To Say It To Seniors" is one of those rare books. If everyone having a communication problem with their elders or even juniors for that matter were to read this book, an enormous cloud of noxious frustrated miscommunication would lift from America like the sudden clearing of a heavy fog-a fog of despair.
This book was written in part to help business professionals in dealing with seniors, but it is also profoundly useful in helping baby boomers communicate successfully with their aging parents. If you are experiencing a communications disconnect with an elder or know someone who is, then this advice will have a very positive impact of your life. "How To Say It To Seniors" gets the highest recommendation that I can give along with the full realization that it has the potential to save you from a lifetime of regret. Here is a chance to communicate with your elders while there is still time. I hope this books winds up on the best-seller list and remains there, the world will be a much better place for it.
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Author: Guest
As someone who daily works with seniors, I found this book to be an excellent overview and comprehensive study into this subject. The author's experience and specificity of the issues involved is very informative. I especially liked the manner in which the many relevant subjects were covered.
I highly recommend this not only to those who work in this area, but anyone who has contact on a continuous basis with this generation.
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