Gifts for Hard Moments

If you are choosing a gift for someone in a nursing home, the safest approach is to focus on comfort,

When someone you care about is going through a breakup, the instinct to give something is natural. You want to

When someone you love has dementia, gift-giving can feel like a test you are bound to fail. You want to

If you are choosing a Christmas gift for someone who lost a loved one this year, the safest approach is

When someone you care about has lost their mother, the instinct to give something is natural. You want to acknowledge

When someone you care about is in the hospital, the instinct to send a gift is natural. But hospital gifts

When someone you know is recovering from surgery, the urge to help can feel urgent, but the risk of overstepping

You know someone is having a difficult time, but you may not know the whole story—or whether they want to

A gift for someone with anxiety can feel caring when it reflects what they enjoy, yet uncomfortable when it seems

When someone you care about is facing cancer, the impulse to help is strong. But the wrong gift can feel