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Getting drunk for fun: are there alternatives?

Getting drunk for fun: are there alternatives?

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→

In adolescence, a pedagogy of pocket money?

In adolescence, a pedagogy of pocket money?

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→

What to do if the children still do not want to remove the mask?

What to do if the children still do not want to remove the mask?

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→

What are young people looking for in the bottle?

What are young people looking for in the bottle?

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→

How to learn electric guitar in 5 easy steps

How to learn electric guitar in 5 easy steps

The electric guitar has been one of the coolest instruments for many generations. Many people have loved playing it because of its versatility. But before reaching that level, every guitarist has to undergo a learning stage. Many people think it is easier to play the electric guitar than the acoustic because the strings used are […] … learn more→

Four essential keys to giving our children quality time

Four essential keys to giving our children quality time

The day to day of most families is very fast: between work , school, after school, showers, dinners, etc., there are few minutes left for parents to enjoy quality time with their daughters and sons. But what do we mean when we talk about quality time? Any time spent doing activities that are meaningful, that give us something. It […] … learn more→

Bullying: why most people do nothing when they witness it – and how to take action

Bullying: why most people do nothing when they witness it – and how to take action

Imagine that you are at work, and you witness a colleague repeatedly bullying another colleague. What would you do? While many of us like to think that we would interfere to stop it, surveys show that most employees who witness bullying situations, known as bystanders, do not respond in ways that would help the victim. Instead, up to […] … learn more→

When parents turn children into weapons, everybody loses

When parents turn children into weapons, everybody loses

Domestic abuse can involve one parent using a child as a weapon against the other parent, which harms the child in immense ways. My research has identified how these dynamics play out and examines the damage. There are approximately 5.7 million cases of domestic abuse in the U.S. each year, and in some of those, mothers and […] … learn more→

Opera is for everyone, even for the little ones

Opera is for everyone, even for the little ones

Music in Early Childhood Education (from 0 to 6 years old) is omnipresent: children immerse themselves in it to learn tasks, the days of the week or their first words in English. From the catchy melodies that recite the days of the week to the traditional one that helps us with our first words in English: […] … learn more→

Adolescence, a golden age for the sharing economy?

Adolescence, a golden age for the sharing economy?

Coworking, coliving, participatory housing, carpooling, community garden… the collaborative is in tune with the times. Two out of three French people have already experienced the collaborative economy, and 65% are ready to exchange the objects they use, according to a survey carried out by Odoxa for AlloVoisins among a sample of more than 1,000 French people aged over […] … learn more→