10 Questions to Ask Your Parents Right Now

This conversation primer starts a dialogue with your parent about aging. The goal: establish a collaborative tone and a precedent for talking about aging.

The questions below serve as a first step in an ongoing dialogue with your parent about aging. Think of it as you pointing out where the door is, and opening it wide.

The best time to use this tool is when you are proactively thinking about how you can support your parent, while they are still living independently and are relatively healthy. By asking your parent questions about their experience of supporting their own aging parent, you can explore how their past experience as a caregiver impacts their decision-making within their own aging process.