Mine is a plain-speaking Yorkshire family, not given to expansive verbal gestures or affectionate terms of endearment: we are quiet and reserved in our dealings with others. I reflected on this last ...
A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults. By Paula Span A prime example of elderspeak: Cindy Smith was visiting with her father in his assisted living ...
Dear Readers: Recently, I ran a question from an older gentleman signing his letter, “Indeed, Not Your Sweetie.” He and his friends wanted to register their disgust at being called “Sweetie,” “Honey,” ...