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Books on Family, Caregiving and Home

Celebrate life and family memories, find the resources to care for a loved one, get tips on moving and downsizing, and more. AARP publishes books on a range of home, family, and caregiving topics, available in print and e-book formats.

'You and Your Adult Child: How to Grow Together in Challenging Times'

Leading psychologist Laurence Steinberg’s comprehensive guide outlines tips for parenting adult kids in their 20s and 30s

 

    

12 Weeks to a Sharper You, a Practical Guide

Keep your brain healthy at any age with this practical workbook through a 12-week program

Love and Meaning after 50

Barry Jacobs and Julia Mayer outline ways to overcome various challenges of marriage

Keep Sharp

Sanjay Gupta, M.D., debunks myths about aging and provides strategies to help combat cognitive decline

AARP Memory Activity Book

More than 70 brain-stimulating activities for people with memory loss or dementia, including Alzheimer’s

   

My Smart Home for Seniors

With this book, you can make your home safer while making your life easier

   

Navigating Your Later Years

(For Dummies) Getting accurate information and answers wasn’t easy — until now

   

'Love After 50: How to Find It, Enjoy It, and Keep It'

A comprehensive and intimate guide to love after 50 — the best kind of love there is

Disrupting the Status Quo of Senior Living: A Mindshift

New book explores how biases and other factors impact our perspective on adult living facilities

   

Meditations for Caregivers

Practical, emotional, and spiritual support

   

Checklist for Family Caregivers

A guide to making it manageable

   

Checklist for My Family

A guide to history, financial plans, and final wishes

   

The Other Talk

A guide to talking with your adult children about the rest of your life

   

Planning for Long-Term Care

(For Dummies) Expert advice on planning for your own or a relative’s future care needs

   

Checklist for Family Survivors

A guide to practical and legal matters when someone you love dies

   

Inkspirations for Mindful Living

Coloring designs to relax, recharge, and renew

   

Create While You Wait

Coloring on the go

   

Color Your Way Content

Coloring can provide crucial help for caregivers

   

 

    

Downsizing the Family Home: The Book

What to save, what to let go

   

Downsizing The Family Home: A Workbook

This guide is part journal, workbook, scrapbook

   

Great Poems for Grand Children

Nurture relationships between the generations

   

For My Daughter

Special memories of our life together

   

For My Son

Special memories of our life together

   

   

Conversations With My Father

Keepsake journal for celebrating a lifetime of stories

   

Conversations With My Mother

Keepsake journal for celebrating a lifetime of stories

   

For My Grandchild

A grandparent's gift of memory

   

Not As Prescribed

Recognizing and facing alcohol and drug misuse in older adults

   

AARP Family Recipe Keeper

A kit for organizing your personal recipe collection

AARP Genealogy Online

Research your family's history without ever leaving the comfort of your home

   

Better Sex

AARP's guide to sex after 50

   

   

   

Dating After 50 For Dummies

Meet, date, start a relationship with Mr. or Ms. Right

   

Drive Smart

How to stay safe — and save money

   

Disrupt Aging

A bold new path to living your best life at every age

   

Caring for Your Parents

The complete family guide

   

Refire! Don't Retire

Make the rest of your life the best of your life

   

Guide to Revitalizing Your Home

Beautiful living for the second half of life

   

Where We Live: Communities for All Ages

100+ inspiring ideas from America’s mayors

   

Where We Live: Communities for All Ages

Features ideas from local leaders in all 50 states

   

Life Reimagined

Discovering your new life possibilities

   

La Vida Reinventada

Descubre tus nuevas posibilidades

   

Juggling Life, Work, and Caregiving

AARP’s guide provides practical resources and tips