Now, Where Did I Put My Glasses? Caring for elderly parents, a practical and emotional lifeline
Published by Simon and Schuster 2007
Available in bookshops, on Amazon and other web booksellers.
ISBN-13: 987-0-7432-9531
ISBN-10: 0-7432-9531-5
When Jackie wrote this book her own parents-in-law were becoming increasingly frail and she realised that a lot of people she knew were in the same situation, struggling to cope with the many different aspects of having elderly parents.
They all had a story to tell and it was clear that a book was needed to help families cope with all the practical and legal problems they encounter and give them a steer through the labyrinth of local authorities and social services.
More than that, families need a boost – warmth, compassion, emotional support – someone to tell them that they’re doing a good job, that negative feelings are understandable, that they’re not alone in what they’re experiencing.
Now, Where Did I Put My Glasses? is the result. It gives readers a new perspective by looking at situations from everyone's point of view.
The Modern Grandparents’ Guide
Published by Piatkus 2009
Available in bookshops and on Amazon and other web booksellers.
ISBN: 978-0-7499-2949-7
ISBN: 978-0-7499-0951-2
ISBN: 978-1-84782-743-2 (large print)
This is another timely and topical book combining practical help with emotional support. It supports third millennium grandparents in a role that is very different - and more challenging - than that of their predecessors.
Jackie herself has five granddaughters and knows how profoundly the structure of the family has changed over the last two generations.
Children and Food
Jackie's current project capitalises on her cookery experience in magazines, and with her own children and grandchildren. She’s developing a cookbook for parents/grandparents aimed at training babies, right from when they’re weaned, to appreciate good, healthy, home-cooked food. Instead of becoming addicted from babyhood to sugar, fat and additive loaded fast food and the obesity and ill-health that comes with this addiction, they learn from the beginning what real food tastes like. All her recipes are baby/child tested, and the book is a goldmine of ideas, stories and ways to handle picky kids. Funny and practical, it will be a bible for stressed and busy parents and grandparents.