Alcohol consumption among teenagers: Parents need to set rules and not just talk about it

Jul 08, 2024 09:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

When it comes to talking about alcohol consumption with their teenage children, many parents dont know where to start. The official drinking age across Canada ranges from 18 to 19 years. Although alcohol consumption...

Rap lyrics can provide catharsis – both for artists and their fans

Jul 08, 2024 09:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

I heard a rappers verse a while ago that stopped me in my tracks. The artist was Kemba and the song, Daemons, featured on the posthumous album Bad Vibes Forever (2019), by the conflicted and gifted artist...

No croutons, no anchovies, no bacon: the 100-year-old Mexican origins of the Caesar salad

Jul 04, 2024 06:38 am UTC| Life

The most seductive culinary myths have murky origins, with a revolutionary discovery created by accident, or out of necessity. For the Caesar salad, these classic ingredients are spiced up with a family food feud and a...

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What can you do if you think your teen already has unhealthy social media habits?

Jul 04, 2024 06:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Many parents are worried about how much their children use social media and what content they might encounter while using it. Amid proposals to ban teenagers under 16yrs from social media and calls to better educate...

Young Canadians prefer in-person and hybrid work, according to a new report

Jul 03, 2024 14:06 pm UTC| Life

There is no shortage of hand-wringing about young people and the hours they spend in front of screens. From the U.S. Surgeon Generals recommendation to add a warning label to social media to psychologist Jonathan Haidts...

Young people hate making phone calls – could it be hurting their careers?

Jun 28, 2024 07:48 am UTC| Life

Ironically, younger generations are using smartphones for anything but actual phone calls. Many people under 40 appear far more comfortable letting their fingers do the talking, using text or images, rather than speech,...

Homestays can help refugee women get to grips with life in a new country

Jun 28, 2024 07:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 117 million people are displaced worldwide. Many of those displaced from their homes are women and girls. In 2020, women and girls constituted about...