Not so long ago, if a child was home sick from school, the main screen-based entertainment was daytime television. The options were limited to The Price is Right or reruns of Home and Away. Fast forward to the present day and we have multiple streaming services, tablets, smartphones, and an endless reservoir of content made […] … learn more→

Most of us go online multiple times a day. About half of 18–29 year olds surveyed in a 2021 Pew Research Study said they are “almost constantly” connected. How are we to make sense of this significant digital dimension of modern life? Many questions have rightly been asked about its broader consequences for society and the economy. But there […] … learn more→

Your alarm clock goes off, it’s time to start your day. What’s the first thing you do? What about right before you go to bed? If your answer is scrolling social media, you’re not alone. People are spending increasing amounts of time on social media, with reports from 2023 suggesting an average worldwide usage of two and […] … learn more→

Most kids use their car as a means of transportation at college or meeting friends downtown. However, most people believe that college-aged kids are some of the most unsafe drivers in the country. So, is this really true? Are college students dangerous drivers? A Florida-based college driving accident survey result shows that 49 percent of […] … learn more→

New research released today by The Smith Family shows how leaving school can be a difficult and complex time for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. It also shows how COVID has made this more difficult and complex. The new report includes a survey of more than 1,000 young people who were in Year 12 in late 2020 […] … learn more→

No more text messages, no more calls, no more news, like that, overnight, without explanation… If this situation sounds familiar to you, you may have been the victim of “ghosting”. Derived from the English “ghost”, meaning “phantom”, this term could be translated into French by the expression “playing dead”. It appeared in popular culture in 2014 and […] … learn more→

A new social media trend has recently emerged in response to the materialistic nature of influencer culture: deinfluencing. This trend involves influencers discouraging their followers from buying overpriced or ineffective products. Influencing is a highly profitable form of marketing, reaching a market value of US$16.4 billion in 2022. But by its nature, influencing can also be disingenuous. […] … learn more→

Like most people, I watched the tragedy of the Titan submersible unfold with horror. We talked about it in cafes, jumped when news reports came in on our phones, and wondered why people would ever actually pay money to experience such risk. Are billionaires like this ultimately just vain or stupid? Or is reckless risk-taking in […] … learn more→

Recent reports indicate that, although it is decreasing, there are still prejudices against women that justify gender inequalities , as well as an unequal distribution of domestic tasks, both in Spanish homes and in the rest of the world . Education, both the formal one in schools and institutes and the one that is carried out at home, must continue to […] … learn more→

School holidays become a very different challenge when kids leave primary school. The holiday program arrangements that once enabled parents to juggle work commitments may no longer be suitable or even available. You may find your child is at home largely unattended for two or three weeks. This can put you at direct loggerheads with […] … learn more→