When a mother asks Nicolás, 4 years old, if he has a girlfriend on his way out of school, the boy looks strangely at his father and says: “Dad, do we have a girlfriend?” the latest model of food processor. On a children’s birthday, one of the parents approaches Olivia, 7 years old, to ask […] … learn more→

Humans are unrivalled in the area of cognition. After all, no other species has sent probes to other planets, produced lifesaving vaccines or created poetry. How information is processed in the human brain to make this possible is a question that has drawn endless fascination, yet no definitive answers. Our understanding of brain function has […] … learn more→

Saving money is often considered to be one of the hardest things someone can do. However, it’s not exactly the act of saving that’s difficult. Instead, it’s the amount you’re able to save that determines everything. Not everyone can save $50 to $100 every month. Some may only be able to save as much as […] … learn more→

The changes associated with puberty generally cause adolescents to question their identity and to question things they have taken for granted. Practicing a sport intensively is a way for some young people to protect themselves from heavier questions around these upheavals. The quest for sensations and self-control, the repetition of training are accompanied by a distancing from an […] … learn more→

The war in Ukraine is being described as the first social media war, even as “the TikTok war”. Memes, tweets, videos and blog posts communicate both vital information and propaganda, potentially changing the course of history. This highlights the importance of agile and critical social media use. English in schools, in contrast, still focuses on […] … learn more→

The issue of boredom has been worrying humanity since ancient times. The warriors of the Homeric deeds suffered from it in the periods between battles. Plato was afraid of being boring to others, as his teacher was rumored to be. Seneca tortured himself thinking about the possibility that boredom would unleash a wave of suicides among the Romans. […] … learn more→

Alcohol consumption represents a serious public health problem on a global scale. The World Health Organization has warned about the dangers associated with excessive alcohol consumption : damage to health , increased risk behaviors, mental health problems and violence. Abundant data show that alcohol is one of the leading risk factors for disease and premature death. If we talk about risk patterns, episodic excessive […] … learn more→

Many teenagers regularly receive small amounts of money from loved ones, which they spend most of the time in a friendly setting. This is what is commonly called “pocket money”. According to the Pixpay barometer , established with a sample of 1,000 parents of teenagers in college and high school, 92% of French teenagers would receive it, from the […] … learn more→

After the fear and insecurity caused by the pandemic, we have seen how little by little it has come to be controlled thanks to vaccines. Also how serious cases of covid-19 decrease every day. For adults, this allows us to recover our almost “normal” life. But in the case of the smallest (boys and girls under 10 years […] … learn more→

Leisure and fun are part of contemporary society and are accepted as fundamental in social life. Young people need leisure time and fun to achieve complete personal development. In most societies, however, leisure is linked to alcohol consumption: alcohol is often used to celebrate an event or to separate work time from leisure time. Specifically, in Europe, […] … learn more→