Argyle, TX – Charlotte Canion is the author of You Have to Laugh to Keep From Crying: How to Parent Your Parents, a “survival guide” for adult children caring for their elderly parents.

“My passion is to help people who are going through the same experience I went through, so they don't have to learn these lessons the hard way,” says Canion. “I want people to find the humor in everything they can and make the person they’re taking care of laugh as well. You're creating those cherished memories and that is what will sustain you.”

According to Canion, if a caregiver is stressed, they can't properly help the person they’re caring for. That’s why caregivers have to take care of themselves first. There has to be a way to navigate the experience in a way that’s healthy for you and your parents or loved ones.

“It was therapeutic for me, writing these stories,” recalls Canion. “My book is divided into love, respect, patience, and forgiveness. From my heart I wrote down things that made me smile, that made me laugh and made me cry. Although my mom was unable to enjoy the book herself, I know that she's smiling on me, because I'm helping other people.”

Canion is also a highly sought after public speaker on care-giving, parenting your parents and motivation.

For more information on Charlotte Canion, visit www.HowToParentYourParents.net