Christmas is approaching for yet another year, and with it the excesses typical of these holidays: family gatherings that are desired or not so much, disproportionate feasts, go-go sweets, alcohol in abundance and compulsive gift shopping. You have to buy in advance the gifts of Three Kings and, lately, also those of Santa Claus. So many […] … learn more→

Don’t say ‘just don’t go online’ because adults wouldn’t do that if something happened in the real world. If you got followed home, it’s not like [they would say]: “Hey, stop leaving the house.” Help the person understand that it wasn’t their fault and try to help them through it – be a shoulder to […] … learn more→

When parents separate or divorce, it is very often the mother who obtains custody of the child, accompanied by occasional visits to the father. However, over the past twenty years, another system has gradually gained momentum in Europe: joint custody, in which the child resides alternately, and more or less equally, with each of his parents. According to […] … learn more→

This article is based on a true story: becoming a Jedi Knight has improved the fitness and health of an experimental group of students. Specifically, those chosen for the Star Wars project: the first Jedi of the Faculty of Sports Sciences of the University of Granada . The key to the project is to use fiction, in this case the […] … learn more→

Behind the expression of young people said to be “in difficulty”, there are multiple profiles of people aged 14 to 18, associated with different categorisations: in revolt, in the process of integration, in danger of exclusion, in social distress… These young people live in so-called “disadvantaged” neighborhoods where the rates of precariousness, school failure, juvenile […] … learn more→

As we enter the inaccurately named ‘post’-COVID era, many of us are returning to in-person conferences and symposiums for the first time in years—for many junior researchers, for the first time ever. While seeing our friends again and listening to talks and informal discussions in the same room as someone else is wonderful, this has […] … learn more→

Of all the types of human love, friendship is a chosen love. Unlike others, such as maternity, paternity or affiliation, we choose our friends and, furthermore, we choose to nurture that relationship and maintain it over time. We become friends because we want to. Talking about friendship is talking about a similar reality, of which we all […] … learn more→

Bullying is unfortunately a common problem in Australian schools, with surveys suggesting one in five teenagers are bullied. While schools are responsible for ensuring a safe environment, parents are likely to be distressed and unsure about what to do if their child is being bullied. What exactly is bullying? And how can you help your child if […] … learn more→

The square is that public space where citizens meet. It is a space to share, talk, exchange and enjoy free time, among other things. Since Ancient Greece, the square has been a meeting space where the common can be dealt with collectively. Although it was a space reserved for men. Today, the square is, or […] … learn more→

Among the strategies used by parents to monitor their children’s activities, geolocation is a practice that is both unique and increasingly common. Singular, insofar as the parental demand for transparency vis-à-vis the digital uses of their teenagers most often stops at the borders of the home, while geolocation clearly goes beyond this framework. Common too, […] … learn more→