{"id":2230,"date":"2016-09-23T11:27:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T18:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.silviaskingdom.com\/?p=2230"},"modified":"2017-09-30T13:30:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T20:30:24","slug":"how-to-be-kind-to-a-caregiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.silviaskingdom.com\/?p=2230","title":{"rendered":"How to Be Kind to a Caregiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Caregivers are selfless and do what they do because they love the person they care for, most often without monetary compensation.<\/p>\n<p>If you know a caregiver and want to show your appreciation, here are some ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"boxer\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.silviaskingdom.com\/?attachment_id=2232\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2232\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2232\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.silviaskingdom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/6bd88575a7d37771c00d82da6333baab.jpg\" alt=\"6bd88575a7d37771c00d82da6333baab\" width=\"240\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a>Encourage him or her to relax by a gift of bubble bath items<\/li>\n<li>Pay them a sincere compliment<\/li>\n<li>Take his or her kids to the movies or out to the park for the afternoon<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t compare their life or their loved one they are caring for with so-and-so<\/li>\n<li>Invite them out for coffee or lunch<\/li>\n<li>Ask them to tell you about their day<\/li>\n<li>Give them a day at the spa or mani\/pedi<\/li>\n<li>Wash their car<\/li>\n<li>Never criticize any aspect of their life<\/li>\n<li>Arrange for a housecleaning or home organizer to help<\/li>\n<li>Bring dinner<\/li>\n<li>Cut them some extra slack<\/li>\n<li>Give them a gift card for their favorite restaurant<\/li>\n<li>Let them vent<\/li>\n<li>Bring over a nice bottle of wine\/spirits<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t complain to them too much<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have anymore ideas, please leave them below.<\/p>\n<p>Love &amp; Light,<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"boxer\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.silviaskingdom.com\/?attachment_id=1771\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1771\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1771\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.silviaskingdom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Animation341_silvia.gif\" alt=\"Animation341_silvia\" width=\"251\" height=\"159\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/blog.silviaskingdom.com\/?p=2230\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"20\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"reverse_time\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caregivers are selfless and do what they do because they love the person they care for, most often without monetary compensation. 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