URMC / Employee Assistance Program / News & Events / UR Medicine EAP Blog / March 2023 / Living Better in the “Sandwich Generation” Living Better in the “Sandwich Generation” The “sandwich generation” refers to adults raising children under the age of 18 while also caring for elderly parents. Are you a member of this select group? If so, key stressors may include finding time for yourself—sleeping well, eating, and engaging in physical activity; setting boundaries with finite time and energy resources, financial stress, a need for emotional support, and wondering what resources are out there to assist you. Learn ways to find more support from Aging and disability resource centers. 3/23/2023 You may also like Get a Daycare Stress Checklist Dozing Off with Digital Media Pitfalls of Passive Parenting Buffering Effects of Cyberbullying