This week we decided to launch a companion site of HelpWithMyParents.com called HelpWithMyKids.com. In many ways this decision feels premature to me - the site still needs a lot of work on the topic pages and we have just begun to list providers who serve children and their parents. Nevertheless, the need is there, and the decision to publish the site now will spur us to action. It will also provide the opportunity for others to contribute as they see fit. The site is very similar in structure to the HelpWithMyParents site - it is in a wiki format so that those with expertise can contribute and providers of services can list themselves on the site.
Those of you, like me, who have young children and aging parents will quickly see why both websites are necessary. This point was brought home to me recently as I spoke at a conference on Multiple Sclerosis. I was demonstrating the information on the HelpWithMyParents site and a woman in the audience said that she thought the information was helpful, but that she would not have found it on her own because it was her child she needed help with not her parents.
I look forward to working with those of you who share my commitment to provide comprehensive and easily accessible information to people who are in need of services throughout the life span.
Those of you, like me, who have young children and aging parents will quickly see why both websites are necessary. This point was brought home to me recently as I spoke at a conference on Multiple Sclerosis. I was demonstrating the information on the HelpWithMyParents site and a woman in the audience said that she thought the information was helpful, but that she would not have found it on her own because it was her child she needed help with not her parents.
I look forward to working with those of you who share my commitment to provide comprehensive and easily accessible information to people who are in need of services throughout the life span.
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