Helping Aging Parents Learn Technology at Home

A Practical Guide to Teaching Digital Skills, Simplifying Devices, Supporting Remote Help, and Building Confidence Without Taking Over

von Daniel R. Harlan

188 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

You fix the problem. A week later, your parent needs help with the same task.Helping Aging Parents Learn Technology at Home is for adult children and trusted family helpers who want to make everyday technology easier to use without becoming the permanent operator of someone else's digital life.Whether you are explaining a smartphone, sorting out a confusing television, or helping from another city, this book shows you how to match the help to the task and keep your parent involved.- Teach one useful skill. Use the five-pass learning method to set an outcome, find a starting point, guide an attempt, repeat it, and practice a safe recovery.- Make the device easier to navigate. Adjust accessibility settings, preserve familiar controls, and reduce distracting apps and notifications before adding more instructions.- Leave instructions that work later. Create short cards with visible screen labels, a finish line, and a clear point for stopping and asking for help.- Keep ownership and access clear. Map account recovery and agree on what a remote helper may see or control, including how the session ends.- Prepare for changes. Plan for updates and device replacements, check essential tasks, and review subscriptions without removing something the household still needs.- Share the support work. Define urgent problems, routine support times, backup helpers, and tasks that need professional assistance.Includes 12 practical tools, including the One-Skill Learning Plan, Personal Instruction Card, Remote Support Agreement, and Quarterly Independence Review. Use the tools that solve a current problem and review whether the level of help is still needed.The goal is appropriate independence, not doing every technical task alone. Some tasks are worth teaching; others are better managed by agreement or handed to a qualified professional.Make the next request for help a chance to build a skill your parent can use again.

• Reihe: Helping Aging Parents Learn Technology at Home
• ISBN: 9798174610217
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published