At the 2022 Honors Lyceum, students heard from a psychologist who wrote a book to teach children how to interact with family members with dementia. Psychologist and children鈥檚 book author Dr. Linda Ganzenmuller was the guest speaker at the March 28, 2022, event.
Ganzenmuller is the author of 鈥淓veryday is Funday with Grandma Stella.鈥� AnnMarie Dellipizzi, Ph.D., Honors Program Director, said Ganzenmuller has a lot of experience working with seniors and wanted to find a way to talk to children about dementia. 鈥淚t鈥檚 really a therapy book. Of course, the goal was directed toward children and showing them how to have fun or how to enjoy a loved one who has dementia by just focusing on the fun and doing things with them that make everybody happy,” said Dellipizzi.
Caregivers reading the book to young children can also benefit from the book鈥檚 message. Dellipizzi said the information could also be helpful to the nursing students who were among those who attended the the Honors Lyceum.