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Emily Bute, special education teacher, on why she prefers homeschooling: “students benefit from small learning environments”
5+ hour, 35+ min ago (624+ words) A public school teacher sparked a debate when she posted a video on TikTok explaining why she plans to homeschool any future children she has. All parents strive to provide the best for their offspring as they grow up. One…...
Jessica Hooten Wilson, professor, on Gen Z students’ struggles at university: “It’s an inability to read sentences”
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (356+ words) The fear is justified: young people are struggling more than ever to study coherently. The trope that young people are losing the ability to read and think critically might just be more than a complaint from people with beards and…...
Dr. Jacquie Del Rosario, relationship coach: “There’s a wave of women either rethinking marriage or skipping it”
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (310+ words) With greater financial freedom and fewer societal restrictions, women are increasingly willing to swerve the aisle. Numerous studies have found that marriage rates in the United States are declining and one expert has outlined some potential causes behind the trend....
Automatic $1,000 payment for newborns: how to claim and who is eligible
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (456+ words) A new birth bonus. This is how the new "Trump accounts" for newborns in the United States work. From now on, every baby born in the United States will receive a financial boost, as the federal government will automatically deposit…...
New ESA report reveals how gaming boosts mental health, skills, and real-world relationships
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (312+ words) The ESA Global Power of Play 2025 report reveals how video games reduce anxiety, boost career skills, and foster global connection for millions. For years, gamers have known that their hobby provides much more than just a high score Now, the…...
Skin care products for kids? Shay Mitchell’s line of cosmetics for children receives brutal online backlash
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (356+ words) The actress has launched her own brand of skincare products that have raised criticism from many. Shay Mitchell, the actress best known from Pretty Little Liars, recently launched a skin care brand for children called Rini " and it hasn't been…...
This is Christen Harper: Lions’ QB Jared Goff’s wife and SI Swimsuit model
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (605+ words) The couple got married in Ojai, California, in June 2024. Let's learn more about the supermodel wife of the Detroit Lions quarterback. If there's one thing that's clear about Jared Goff, it's that his star keeps rising. After a successful run…...
Do you have ‘velcro kids’? How millennial parenting styles are changing their children’s behavior
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (363+ words) Bringing up those little versions of you and turning them into functioning adults offers a number of options. You've heard about "helicopter parenting,' right? For years it was the shorthand for moms and dads who hovered anxiously over their kids…...
This is how anesthesia works: What to know about the risks, recovery, side effects and types
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (747+ words) Anesthesia refers to the use of medications to keep you from feeling pain during procedures or surgery. Anesthesia works by using medications (anesthetics) to temporarily block pain signals from traveling along your nerves to your brain, or by numbing the…...
Meet the new international chess prodigy: Only 10 years old and already beating Grandmasters
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (171+ words) Hailing from London, 10-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan has become the youngest female player to defeat a Grandmaster. On National Chess Day, we take a look at 10-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan, who has been hitting the headlines and appears destined to take the…...