Happy New Year!!

Can't believe that 2009 is finally here. If you're like me, you've been holding your breath, waiting for that sorry old year 2008 to be over.

I do have to admit that December was pretty terrific. I love the holidays but this December was all about my niece, Jennifer, and nephew-in-law, Jonathan's wedding. It was a bit of a nail-biter as there was a major snow storm the day before the wedding and one the day after. Luck was on our side, however, because other than my oldest sister who couldn't get out of New Hampshire, everyone else showed up and the wedding was perfect!!

But now, as my friend Dotsie Bregel, President of the National Association of Baby Boomer Women (www.NABBW.com) said, "I feel as though I've forgotten how to work! The past few weeks have been so much fun, but now I'm exhausted." Yup, that fits me perfectly!

As we start 2009 I wish you a bright, shiny new year filled with health, happiness, and abundance.

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ARTICLE: The Silent Generation

Up to now, my focus has been on the Vicky-D's - people who are about 80 years old and up and the parents of the oldest Baby Boomers. There is, however, another significant group that we haven't looked at yet -- those born between 1925 and 1943 and who are now between 65 and 80 years of age -- and the parents of the youngest Baby Boomers. This is a relatively small generation (because people were having fewer children in the economic and political upheaval of the 1920's and 1930s) but has in it those with whom most Baby Boomers are struggling to help today.

Some think this group isn't really a generation but only the youngest of the Vicky-Ds because they were raised with all of the Vicky-D values, character. and personal discipline, but they are, in fact, very different.

That's because, while they were raised with Victorian values and shared the experiences of the Great Depression, they were too young to fight in WWII. This is significant because while their older brothers went to fight in WWII and their mothers and older sisters went to work for the war effort, this generation was home alone. In fact, they were the original "latch-key" kids. Most importantly, they were required to be good little boys and girls -- and especially suffer in silence.

It's the silence that makes them unique - and really, really difficult to communicate with. (They were even dubbed the "Silent Generation" in the November 5, 1951, cover story of Time.) While some of them have renamed themselves the "Responsible Generation" (and they were very much that), I think the term "Silent Generation" better describes and defines them.

Why?

For one thing, they are strong and self-sufficient yet they tend to stay out of the spotlight -- to work behind the scenes. For example, Silents don't become the star -- they are the stage managers. They do not become the president -- they become the president's chief of staff. While Silents produced many of the radical Baby Boomers but few Silents would think of being radical themselves.

It's also how they communicate. They have an opinion but they were raised not to voice it or even offer it . . . . but they very much want to be asked. They're reluctant to speak up when they disagree but they resent being told what to do. Some will say it's passive/aggressive behavior but that's not it (really!!).  In fact, there's a really good reason for it and their number one defining generational trait.

Why does this trait matter to family members struggling to help them? We're going to be focusing on the Silent Generation a lot in the months to come. To kick it off, please join me @ 7p Eastern time on Wednesday, January 14th, 2009, for the no-charge teleseminar "The Silent Generation". "See" you there!

Upcoming Seminars

THE JANUARY AgeWiseLiving *No Charge* TELESEMINAR

THE SILENT GENERATION
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
7:00 to 8:00p EASTERN TIME
To join this FREE teleseminar, at 7p just call:
(269) 320-8400 ~ Conference Code: 742785#

~  There is a significant group of Seniors that a lot of Baby  

     Boomers are struggling to help today. 

~  This group was born between 1925 and 1943, they are now

     between 65 and 80 years of age, and they are the parents of

     the youngest Baby Boomers.  

~  Many of their traits and characteristics are the same as their

     older brothers and sisters – the Vicky-D’s.  It’s the differences

     that can make or break the communication.

Join us and learn . . .

• Who the Silent Generation is
• What makes them tick
• How to communicate effectively with them
• And much more!

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