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Study shows that 11- to 12-year-olds use smartphones mainly to talk to family and friends
The moment a child gets his/her first mobile phone as a gift is a source of worry for many parents. Concern about the risks associated with smartphone use has led to more and more initiatives trying to delay that moment.
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Dec 27, 2024
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Is university worth it? Yes, for both students and society
As we enter the holiday season, many young people are no doubt beginning to consider their future options. With a range of paths to pursue, a high rate of youth unemployment in Canada and a higher education sector facing ...
Social Sciences
Dec 26, 2024
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Work or play? The rise of online 'kidfluencers' is raising complex legal and ethical questions
Videos of children opening boxes of toys and playing with them have become a feature of online marketing—making stars out of children as young as two.
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Dec 26, 2024
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Should you hire a life coach in 2025?
With the New Year fast approaching, many will be setting goals and ambitions for the next 12 months. This can be a daunting exercise, clouded by a cost-of-living crisis, economic turbulence and ever-moving societal shifts—not ...
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Dec 26, 2024
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Walking into stress in 2025? Take steps now to prepare
Five years ago, I began a research project into emotional labor, compassion fatigue and burnout in Alberta's educational workers.
Social Sciences
Dec 26, 2024
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Aceh Tsunami: Monuments help to remember disasters—and forget them
In the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the Acehnese interpreted the disaster in various ways.
Social Sciences
Dec 26, 2024
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Detroit's reparations task force has until 2025 to make its report, but going slow with this challenging work may help
The work of crafting reparations at the municipal level is fierce.
Social Sciences
Dec 25, 2024
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From pop songs to baby names: How Simeulue Island's 'smong' narrative evolves post-tsunami
Off the southern coast of Aceh lies Simeulue, a small island with a powerful story of survival. When the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami killed hundreds of thousands across the region in 2004, only five people died on Simeulue—some ...
Social Sciences
Dec 25, 2024
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Gift-giving was practiced by early humans in Africa—how it spread and evolved
For many countries around the world, December is an intense, commercialized period of gift-giving. Not just within families but across all sorts of relationships, such as gifts between buyers and service providers.
Social Sciences
Dec 25, 2024
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Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world
Climate and environmental protest is being criminalized and repressed around the world. The criminalization of such protests has received a lot of attention in certain countries, including the UK and Australia. But there ...
Social Sciences
Dec 25, 2024
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'House of the Dragon' and families fighting for power—it can happen in business, too
While most agree that HBO's hit fantasy show "House of the Dragon" (HotD) might be an interesting dive into the chaos of the Middle Ages, less has been said about its lessons for the contemporary business world.
Social Sciences
Dec 25, 2024
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Could trusting each other more unlock economic growth?
Trust in Britain's institutions is in bad shape, according to recent data from the European Social Survey.
Social Sciences
Dec 25, 2024
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Switching off from work can be difficult but taking a proper break is good for your health
It's never been easier to stay connected to work. Even when we're on leave, our phones and laptops keep us tethered. Many of us promise ourselves we won't check emails during our break. But we do.
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Dec 25, 2024
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Middle children grow up to be more honest and cooperative than only children, study suggests
A pair of psychologists, one with Brock University, the other with the University of Calgary, both in Canada, has found evidence suggesting that middle children who grow up with multiple siblings tend to be more honest and ...
Exploring framing effects: How language influences thought and society
A choice was made to include each word in this sentence. Every message, even the most mundane, is crafted with a specific frame in mind that impacts how the message is perceived.
Social Sciences
Dec 23, 2024
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Using anti-racist messaging boosts credibility of human rights groups, study shows
How can human rights groups criticize governments' human rights violations without appearing racist or fueling racism toward diaspora groups? Research by a University of Notre Dame human rights expert sheds light on the complex ...
Social Sciences
Dec 23, 2024
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Potential-based goals may hold key to struggling college students' academic success
A quantitative economist at Maastricht University in the Netherlands has attempted to test what he describes as the underappreciated role of potential-based goals in college students. In his study, published in the British ...
How to prepare for your bilingual baby
Expecting a baby, especially a first baby, is a lot for any new parent. There are so many unknowns and so much to plan for: where your baby will sleep, how you will organize feeding, changing and bathing arrangements and ...
Social Sciences
Dec 23, 2024
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Get outside: How schools can incorporate outdoor time
Despite clear benefits to children's physical and mental health, focus, academic success, and encouraging sustainability behaviors, integrating consistent outdoor time into school activities can be challenging. In a research ...
Social Sciences
Dec 23, 2024
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Toxic tetrad leads to workplace woes, banking sector study finds
A study of Pakistan's banking sector reveals a troubling link between the "dark tetrad" personality traits of Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism, and a toxic workplace. The work, published in the International ...
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Dec 23, 2024
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