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Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: There Are Perils in ‘Elderspeak’

May 03, 2025

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A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults.

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Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: There Are Perils in ‘Elderspeak’

A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults.

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