Family

'Age in Place' is a highly useful book filled with practical tips on letting aging parents stay in their own homes. Patricia Gale sat down with author and aging specialist Lynda Shrager to learn more.

Lynda Shrager's, 'Age In Place' is a terrific step-by-step guide to helping parents age in their homes — safely.

Being dependent on my smartphone feels right despite my knowing it is wrong.

The care of a family should not be a solo venture that falls on one woman's shoulders. In the best of circumstances, it should be shared among immediate and extended family and the greater community. If the burden were lightened and shared, the result might be that we'd see fewer women – and men – behind bars.

In the first half of this month poison control centers handled 39 cases of teenagers exposing themselves to the pods, which is as many cases for all of last year.

All I know is that Jack Frost isn’t just nipping at my nose; he’s trying to bite the whole thing off.

Santa has changed in two salient ways since I was a kid – he is making much cooler toys and he has become exceedingly more generous.

Oh, the sadness of living without a calendar in the house.

I have alopecia. There. I've said it. I wear a wig. Until today, I've never admitted it to anyone outside my immediate family. Today's the day.

Creation of a Don't Go There List will assist you in keeping the holiday dinner conversation from getting out of control.