{"id":16,"date":"2010-04-23T16:53:56","date_gmt":"2010-04-23T16:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jennifercares\/2010\/04\/video-friday-men-and-caregiving.html"},"modified":"2010-04-23T16:53:56","modified_gmt":"2010-04-23T16:53:56","slug":"video-friday-men-and-caregiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jennifercares\/2010\/04\/video-friday-men-and-caregiving.html","title":{"rendered":"Video Friday:  Men and Caregiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Statistics show, and I notice myself when I speak to caregiver groups, more and more men are becoming caregivers for loved ones. <\/p>\n<p>We know that men and women are wired differently, and that wiring means men cope with caregiving responsibilities differently.&nbsp; They generally approach situations from a problem-solution standpoint.&nbsp; Men seem to be better able to delegate duties.&nbsp; Many times, men have a harder time talking about and managing the emotions that come with being a caregiver.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Men and women caregivers are very much the same though when it comes to one issue:&nbsp; we all have trouble taking care of ourselves while we&#8217;re caring for others.<\/p>\n<p>Men and caregiving was&nbsp;the focus of my segment on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kdka.com\/\">KDKA&#8217;s<\/a> <strong><em>Pittsburgh Today Live <\/em><\/strong>this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kdka.com\/video\/?id=71291@kdka.dayport.com\">&gt;&gt;Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statistics show, and I notice myself when I speak to caregiver groups, more and more men are becoming caregivers for loved ones. 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