Aging Myths

There are many myths about aging and many of us might not even notice when we might be leaning into negative stereotypes.

Test your own knowledge of common aging myths HERE.

After testing your own knowledge of aging myths, now lets work towards debunking some of those myths!

 

Now that we have tested our own knowledge and debunked some common myths around aging, check out this article, Finding the frame: An empirical approach to reframing aging and ageism (2017) on how to reframe some of our ageist language and how to combat ageist comments you likely hear often.

 

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