The lockdown has highlighted the importance of social interaction.
Man is a social animal ! He is basically instinctive, intuitive and interactive too ! All through the life, he struggles, sweats for the welfare of the near and dear and after passing through a busy phase of working tenure, there comes a day when he has to retire or rest either by intention or by compulsion.Realisation dawns and he understands the interchange of roles from that of a care taker to that of a care receiver.As age advances, the elderly may behave differently.
They may go on diving into their past with a repetitive narration, or ask or remind certain things again and again, partly because of loss of memory or partly because of experience of the losses from forgetfulness.They may complain of lack of sleep or strength, or taste of food, some times indeed genuine and some times psychological.A patient suggestion than a harsh silencing in general does well though a bit of harshness too may be needed at times.
It is important to keep the elderly emotionally happy .This costs little but fetches incredible dividends.Some of the best ways are: talking to them for some time or reading something aloud on their areas of interest, entire family gathering for a while everyday, playing music or a programme of their choice for some time, reminding them of their good and great deeds in the past, briefing them on the positive developments of the family, consulting them on vital issues, etc -honestly many of these are simple but the emotional upbeat and contentment is what plays crucial role in energising the entire body mind metabolism in a synchronised fashion for a life of health and wealth of not only the elderly but also of the entire family !
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