"DEALING WITH THE LOSS OF PARENTS"
"THE ART OF CAREGIVING"

INTERVIEW WITH DONNA AND JERRY DUNN: People often wonder what happens when only children marry one another. Does it work? Can two only children who are used to having their own space and most of the attention at home compromise with one another? Donna and Jerry Dunn are two only children who have been married for 24 years and still going strong. What's their secret? We let you know.

DEPARTURE ANXIETY: DEALING WITH THE LOSS OF PARENTS: This is the sixth and final installment of Dr. Carl Pickhardt's series on separation anxiety. Frequently only children don’t feel lonely until they have to deal with their parents’ declining health, disabling disease, and death. As this earthly separation approaches or occurs, the only child can fear the experience of being left alone without the two people who may have been the most important in his or her life. Dr. Pickhardt offers advice on how adult only children can more fully understand how to deal with a parent's declining health and death.

ONLY CHILD PROFILE: FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT: We went looking for one of the most influential only children of the 20th Century and decided that no one person had done more to shape our lives and assure our survival as a country than Franklin Roosevelt. Without his strength and vision the United States might not have come through the Despression without a revolution and there is a good chance that WWII would have been won by the Axis powers.

WHY AM I AN ONLY CHILD?: A review of Jane Annunziata and Marc Nemiroff's delightful and appropriate book for children ages 4-7. Eudora is a young rhino who has many questions about why she is an only child She feels different from her friends who have siblings and at first she is pretty unhappy about that difference. Eudora's mom and dad help her understand that every family is the perfect size no matter what size it is.

THE ART OF CAREGIVING: How adult only children can care for aging parents and themseles as well. The two are not mutually exclusive. There is more help and understanding available than you might think. The statistics are staggering. People over 85 are the fastest growing segment of our population, and 80% of elderly people are being cared for at home, usually by women. This means that most of us can expect to care for an aging relative for at least part of our lives. As their parents age, adult only children have special needs and concerns that often go unrecognized.

DEAR ONLY CHILD: Only Child offers advice and answers your questions.