Hard to get elderly parents to stop socializing behaviors

Very interesting story in the Times about the difficulty of getting elderly parents to curtail their social activities. They want to be "self-determined" and not have their independence limited. I sincerely hope I will never be that way, but I remember vividly how difficult it was to get my mom to stop driving when she was in her eighties and not at all able to drive safely.

Although the virus poses a heightened threat to older people, some of their middle-aged children feel they aren’t taking it seriously enough.

#coronavirus #social distancing #elderly