How an online tool allows parents and therapists to work together to help children with anxiety
fizkes/ShutterstockA recent report from the charity YoungMinds found that over 1.2 million children and young people aged 18 and under...
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Driving the best possible bargain now isn’t the best long-term strategy, according to game theory
There is such a thing as a win-win deal. nortonrsx/iStock via Getty Images PlusConventional wisdom says that you should never...
Curious Kids: why do you get interest payments when you have a bank account?
Andrii Iemelianenko/ShutterstockWhy do you get money back when you have a bank account? – Grace, aged nine, Belfast, Northern Ireland...
Republicans and Democrats consider each other immoral – even when treated fairly and kindly by the opposition
How a political opponent acted didn't change participants' harsh moral judgments. wildpixel/iStock via Getty ImagesBoth Republicans and Democrats regarded people...
Young dads are painted as feckless or absent – but they’re working to change perceptions
shutterstock Anna Kraynova/ShutterstockFor young dads – those aged 25 or younger – sharing the news of their fatherhood may be...
How teenagers navigate the nuances of social media – and what adults can learn from them
fizkes/ShutterstockFor older generations, social media might feel like a specific and often new way of interacting – markedly different from...
The contraceptive pill also affects the brain and the regulation of emotions
Like natural hormones, known as endogenous hormones, the artificial hormones contained in the pill, known as exogenous hormones, can have...
How Dostoevsky overcame his gambling addiction
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky – Vasily Perov (1872). Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsDostoevsky had to write The Gambler in two months....
Students with physical disabilities explain the challenges they face when they go to university
SeventyFour/ShutterstockThe number of UK students with a declared disability rose by 46% over the five years between 2016-17 and 2020-21....
Wondering how to talk to your teen about drugs? Start the conversation early, be honest and avoid judgement
Halfpoint/ShutterstockWith several drug overdoses already this festival season, and recent news of three new recreational drugs identified by the drug...
