Give the gift of presence and love during the holidays
Family traditions and being present provide children with trusted, safe, secure, loving experiences and relationships that are important for their...
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How to play and win the gift-stealing game Bad Santa, according to a mathematician
ShutterstockChristmas comes but once a year – as do Christmas party games. With such little practice it’s hard to get...
90% of young people had financial troubles in 2022, and 27% used ‘buy now, pay later’ services
ShutterstockBuy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services have dramatically changed the landscape of personal lending, largely by being easy to access...
How to win the gift-stealing game Bad Santa, according to a mathematician
ShutterstockChristmas comes but once a year – as do Christmas party games. With such little practice it’s hard to get...
‘There’s a lot of places where you can’t be seen’: how bullying can be invisible to adults
ShutterstockContent warning: this article contains explicit language. School bullying is a huge and distressing problem. In 2015, 43% of Australian...
Near record-high numbers of young people voted during the midterms, signaling a possible shift – or exception – in voting trends
People line up to cast early ballots during the 2022 election at the University of Michigan. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty...
Online safety: what young people really think about social media, big tech regulation and adults ‘overreacting’
timelineguru/Shutterstock Don’t say ‘just don’t go online’ because adults wouldn’t do that if something happened in the real world. If...
As young people in rich countries drink less alcohol, elsewhere youth drinking is on the rise – podcast
Drinking is going out of fashion among young people in some parts of the world, but not others. Kzenon via...
How parents can play a key role in the prevention and treatment of teen mental health problems
Early detection is key to treating depression in teenagers. dragana991/iStock via Getty Images PlusMore than 44% of teens reported persistent...
God of War Ragnarök breaks new ground for accessible gaming – our research explains what more developers can do
Lead artwork for God of War Ragnarök SIE Santa Monica StudioDigital games are a bigger part of our culture than...
