Mental health issues among children are on the rise due to the impacts of the COVID pandemic, including lockdowns. Recent reports show there has been a 28% spike in calls to the phone counselling service Kids Helpline between March and July 2020 compared with the same period last year in Victoria, which is under stage 3 and 4 restrictions. […] … learn more→

What’s the secret to staying mentally sharp and physically fit well into old age? Well, as it turns out, exercise plays a huge role in this equation, especially if you want to be what renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Rhonda Patrick, calls a “super ager”.  Science tells us that we start losing brain mass when we reach […] … learn more→

Some of my students have been assaulted. Others have been homeless, jobless or broke, some suffer from depression, anxiety or grief. Some fight addiction, cancer or for custody. Many are in pain and they want to write about it. Opening wounds in the classroom is messy and risky. Boundaries and intentions can feel blurred in […] … learn more→

Children aged 8 and 9 who watched more than two hours of TV a day or spent more than one hour a day on a computer had lower scores than their peers on reading and numeracy at ages 10 and 11, our study has found. Our results, published in PLOS ONE, were collected as part of […] … learn more→

Getting a quote for auto insurance has never been easier, now that most insurance companies offer online quote options. You can also use rate comparison websites that filter results from multiple companies within seconds. However, not all insurance policies are created equal. Just because the process is simple doesn’t mean you should jump on the […] … learn more→

Passwords, by definition, are secrets. We use them to identify ourselves to systems and gain authorized access to places that other people are denied access to. Every online account is an identity, but only if it is reserved for the exclusive use of its owner. But when it comes to the passwords of children, grown-ups […] … learn more→

We all go through a personal crisis from time to time.  Arguably, one of the worst things about a crisis is finding out people you considered friends, aren’t your friends.  Don’t we all assume friends are supposed to be there for each other through the hard times? Bring each other ice cream? Watch bad romantic […] … learn more→

We’re all wondering what the future of higher education will look like. But I’ve glimpsed that future, and it’s bright. Higher education was already in crisis before Covid-19 arrived. Universities and colleges faced falling enrolments as students, questioning the value of expensive four-year degrees, turned increasingly to community colleges and online courses. Many schools scrambled […] … learn more→

One can have the impression by looking at the shelves of bookstores that the guides intended for parents are multiplying. This phenomenon is not, however, new. It was after the war that counseling for parents became a real market. The domain experts form a long chain, more or less inscribed in the academic world, going in the United […] … learn more→

Often the digital life of boys and girls begins before they start using the internet, even before they are born, with the dissemination of ultrasound images, an increasingly common family practice during pregnancy. Mother. The practice of fathers and mothers posting texts, images or videos of their sons and daughters on social networks is called sharenting . An anglicism […] … learn more→