Imagine that you must explain to a child what it means to have cancer. What language and metaphors might you use? How would you change the way you communicate based on the child’s age and ability to...

Imagine that you must explain to a child what it means to have cancer. What language and metaphors might you use? How would you change the way you communicate based on the child’s age and ability to conceptualize illness?

Think carefully about the way you communicate with older adults? Does your communication exhibit accommodation in any way? If so, how? Do you think the accommodation is necessary or might you be over accommodating?