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Want to know how to cultivate creativity with your child? Hint: It ties pretty closely to empathy! Enjoy these tips from our Cleo Guides for #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth

What should you do as a parent when your child lies to you? One of our Cleo Guides, a child development expert, shared this great script to use. -- For #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth, Cleo has been sharing tips to support parents and caregivers for every life stage. Stay tuned for more advice this week in support of parents of younger children.

Here's a compelling case for supporting the Sandwich Generation — and all caregivers, frankly — from the latest Digital Health Heavyweights Podcast:

As leaders, we’re all seeing healthcare spending grow, with a projected increase of more than 5% next year alone. But behind this number lies a bigger story. In truth, what drives so many hidden costs are the responsibilities our employees bear outside of work. For so many, these include the weighted demands of caregiving for children and aging parents as well as taking care of their own health – which often gets prioritized last. The reality is that 73% of employees have some kind of caregiving responsibility. I have seen how these demands lead to chronic stress and burnout.? Depression and anxiety are not solely personal struggles; they are challenges affecting organizations as a whole. In fact, studies have shown that burned out and disengaged employees can cost $3,400 for every $10,000 of salary due to lack of productivity. It’s time to rewrite the story. By proactively screening families for burnout and mental health symptoms and meaningfully addressing the root cause of their parenting and caregiving strain, we can prevent/reduce burnout, cut healthcare costs, improve productivity, and increase retention, while creating workplace cultures that truly value balance, empathy, and sustainable resilience. At Cleo, we’re big believers in a solution that is as simple as it is powerful: connecting families to experts who can provide coaching and navigational support coupled with digital support plans that are tailored to their specific caregiving journey, all designed to improve family health outcomes. By taking care of your working parents and caregivers, they will take care of the business. We’ve seen the impact: -70% of our members report improved mental health, which allows them to focus and stay at work while driving mental health cost savings. -71% of our members who are at higher risk of burn out show improvement in key areas including confidence, self-care and caregiving burden -84% of our members report that Cleo has helped them save time by getting them the right resources and help they needed as a working parent and/or caregiver These are not just numbers; they are a reminder that a truly supportive workplace is one of the most important investments we can make for the holistic wellbeing of our employees. Let’s continue the discussion. How are you addressing these challenges in your organization?

Let's talk about a real caregiving challenge today: What some parents call "talking back." ?? At first, it can seem that your child might be deliberately trying to be disrespectful. But chances are they don't have the skills yet to express what they'd like to express. Take a look at some of our Cleo Guide's expert advice. ? And stay tuned for more tips this week for #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth

How many people do you know who are caring for young children, their aging parents, or both at the same time? ?? Check out Cleo on the Digital Health Heavyweights Podcast ?? , chatting about how all of this #caregiving is building up to a crisis point -- and what we can do about it:

Tomorrow, Cleo will be chatting with Carrum Health and Personify Health about navigating cancer care, increased healthcare costs, and how caregiver support weaves throughout all of this. It's a can't-miss event. Be sure to register today so you're prepared for 2025 ?? ??

It's the third week of #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth, and this week we're focusing on tips specifically for parents of younger children. But this week's tip could be for any caregiver, really: Remember to be kind, even in the toughest moments. It's a good reminder we all can try to focus on every day. Stay tuned for more caregiver tips this week focusing on kids. ??

This week is the Caregiver Nation Summit in Washington, DC, and Cleo will be there speaking on Medicare's role in supporting family caregivers -- check out the details below??

Today's caregiving tips for #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth are about teenage responsibility. It can be a fine line to walk to encourage your teenager to make their own decisions but also to guide them to a good place, and Cleo Guides help our members do this every day. Stay tuned next week for more parenting and caregiving tips!