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When dementia changes the way your mom or dad understands and responds to you, this 43-page printable workbook helps you change how you talk so your conversations feel calmer, clearer, and more connected.
Written by a retired occupational therapist, it gives you worksheets, practice exercises, and real-life scenarios for every stage of dementia.
What Is Inside This Workbook
- Where Is Your Parent Now? A stage-by-stage guide to what changes in early, middle, late, and final dementia, and what helps when you talk at each stage.
- Your Communication Habits Self-Check helps you spot the one or two habits that will make the biggest difference when you change them.
- Setting the Scene includes a room-by-room distraction check and a weekly log to find your parent’s best and hardest times of day.
- Changing Your Words has six practice exercises for turning open questions into simple ones, using names instead of pronouns, giving one step at a time, and more.
- Your Parent’s Memory Bank collects conversation topics, first-language phrases, and the music, photos, and objects that spark memories.
- When the Facts Are Wrong covers when to correct, when to let it go, and how to think through therapeutic fibbing.
- Body Language and Touch is a self-check plus a record of the kinds of touch your parent welcomes.
- 12 “What Would You Do If…?” Scenarios are real situations like “Where’s my mother?” and “You stole my wallet!”, each with space to write your response and guidance to consider.
- A Shareable Communication Guide is a fill-in “How to Talk With ___” page for siblings, aides, and respite caregivers.
- Tracking What Works is a conversation log to help you see patterns over time.
- Taking Care of You includes a frustration cool-off plan and a map of your support circle.
- Resources and Next Steps lists where to find help, recommended books, and a 30-day action plan.
Designed in black and white for easy home printing. Use it alongside the companion checklist.
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Important Disclaimer: This workbook is for general educational and informational purposes only. It is not medical, psychological, legal, or professional care advice, and it does not replace the guidance of your parent’s doctor, care team, or other qualified professionals. Every person with dementia is different, and the strategies here may not suit every individual or situation.
