Mental Health 2:04 pm Tue October 23, 2012  Kids As Caregivers
Face Special Challenges    This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal
Conan in Washington. Taking care of an ailing parent or
grandparent can be an emotional and physical drain on anyone. Of
course, millions of us take on those family responsibilities,
but it's never easy, and there's a subset of family caregivers
that often gets overlooked.  Well over a million kids between
the ages of 8 and 18, children, forced to accept adult roles in
sometimes difficult circumstances. If you took care of a sick or
disabled family member as a teen, call us and tell us your
story. How did it change your life? 800-989-8255. Email You can
also join the conversation on our website. That's at Click on
TALK OF THE NATION.  Later in the program, an argument to change
the default model of higher education, the long, boring lecture.
But first young caregivers. Connie Siskowski is founder and
president of the American Association of Caregiving Youth and
joins us now from a stu