Caring for Abusive Parents

  Caring for abusive parents is a serious issue. It’s challenging to be the target of a parent during an abusive encounter. You go from being a parent of your own children, to having the responsibility of being a caregiver to your mother or father. In addition to verbal abuse, it is not uncommon for a senior to begin physical abuse, as well. Once this happens, it is easy for some caregivers to forget that…