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Sandwich Generation

Who Are the Sandwich Generation

Parents have children more often closer to 30

Supporting both their parents and their children

Middle age adults

What type of care and support do they provide

Emotional struggles

Medical Services

Financial

The financial costs

Around $10 000 on their children and parents

Medical Cost

School cost

The consequences on the caregiver

Depression

Not enough time

Very stressful

Balancing their nuclear family life with their extended family life obligations

Make sure there are responsibilities on both sides

Schedule time for either side of the sandwich

The shift of care responsibilities between parent and child

Equally disperse jobs

Map out finances

The benefits to the different individuals involved

Parents can be more apart of their children and grandchildren

Spend more time with family

More support to get a career together