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av Tayyib Azmi för 4 årar sedan

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Sandwich Generation

The sandwich generation refers to middle-aged adults who are simultaneously supporting their aging parents and their own children. This dual responsibility often encompasses financial support, covering expenses such as school fees and medical costs, which can total around $10,000 or more.

Sandwich Generation

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