Alzheimer's Communication Tip -- Touching
One of the biggest challenges that Alzheimer's Caregivers confront is how to communicate effectively. This challenge is especially hard when the mortal living amongst Alzheimer's is mean.
For me, I decided to address this challenge caput on (no pun intended). I am fortunate because I studied communication inward college as well as grad school.
Way dorsum when, I decided to endeavour this technique.
Everyday, early on inward the morning, I curvature downwardly as well as tell something prissy as well as positive to my mother. While doing this, I pose my brow on her forehead. I endeavour to instruct her to grin as well as tell "yes". I telephone telephone this the positive reinforcement purpose of the process. When I tell something nice, as well as she responds aye --it anchors her.
When my woman rear says something hateful as well as nasty to me like,
"get out, I tin forcefulness out accept attention of myself".I grin at her, pose my caput against her forehead, as well as tell something positive like,
"I am here, as well as I am non going anywhere". While my brow is yet attached to hers I add together something like, "we are both hither to accept attention of each other, nosotros take away each other".
It works.
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