https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Caregiving-Tip/Change-Language-When-Asking-Siblings-To-Pitch-In/m-p/2272981#M44 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="127711_39_preview.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/61542iA3C4BB991E42D04D/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="127711_39_preview.jpg" alt="127711_39_preview.jpg" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>An excerpt by</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><A href="https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/experts/info-2019/lee-woodruff.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer">Lee Woodruff</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Tips for minimizing sibling squabbles</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Change language when asking siblings to pitch in, and be really specific. Instead of asking “Can you do this?” try your version of “Dad needs to go to the cardiologist on April 1 at 11 a.m. Please make arrangements to take him. Here is the doctor's number, and I told Dad you'd call and confirm with him tonight.”</P> Tue, 16 Jun 2020 19:22:54 GMT AARPMichaelP 2020-06-16T19:22:54Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Caregiving-Tip/Change-Language-When-Asking-Siblings-To-Pitch-In/m-p/2272981#M44 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="127711_39_preview.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/61542iA3C4BB991E42D04D/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="127711_39_preview.jpg" alt="127711_39_preview.jpg" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>An excerpt by</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><A href="https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/experts/info-2019/lee-woodruff.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer">Lee Woodruff</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Tips for minimizing sibling squabbles</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Change language when asking siblings to pitch in, and be really specific. Instead of asking “Can you do this?” try your version of “Dad needs to go to the cardiologist on April 1 at 11 a.m. Please make arrangements to take him. Here is the doctor's number, and I told Dad you'd call and confirm with him tonight.”</P> Tue, 16 Jun 2020 19:22:54 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Caregiving-Tip/Change-Language-When-Asking-Siblings-To-Pitch-In/m-p/2272981#M44 AARPMichaelP 2020-06-16T19:22:54Z