Connie Siskowski, RN, PhD has a broad background in health care and a dedication to diminishing caregiving ramifications for family caregivers of all ages. Her passion led to the establishment of a nonprofit that evolved from supporting homebound adults and caregiving families to become the American Association for Caregiving Youth.

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The term family caregiver is often used to describe a member of the baby boomer generation, but there's another growing demographic of care providers...


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Have you seen the commercial that says, "When you are worried about things at home, it's impossible to think about anything else?" This is especially true...

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So little research has been done on how many young people (18 and under) take care of elderly relatives that not much has been done to help this...

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The duties of caring for an aging adult are often shared by multiple family members. We need to start recognizing not just the primary caregiver, but also...

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Bryan's caregiving duties were so distracting that he accidentally set the house on fire while cooking dinner one day. Learn how he survived his middle and...





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The question for all family caregivers and especially caregiving youth: What promise will you make and keep this year? What can you do differently that is...

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Billy, a seventh grade student sits in his class wondering if his father remembered to take his medicine. He also wonders whether he should skip school...


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Isolation is an unfortunately common side effect of being a family caregiver. Youth caregivers are especially vulnerable to feeling like they are all alone in...

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Family caregivers have to deal with a variety of different emotions. Both child and adult caregivers may move between positive and painful emotions as...

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Working with caregiving youth constantly teaches me lessons about what's really important in life, like how a blanket can be so much more than something...

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