ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Several dozen young people wearing light blue T-shirts emblazoned with #teachclimate filled a hearing room at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul in late February. It was a cold and windy day, in contrast to the state’s nearly snowless, warm winter. The high school and college students and other advocates, … Read more
According to research by Ofcom, almost a quarter of British five to seven year olds have their own smartphone. Every parent has been asked for a cell phone by their child at some point. But what is the right age to say yes? And how do you monitor their social media usage once they’re online? … Read more
Maria Ishoo’s daughter’s problems with playground bullies started in primary school. Girls gathered together and called her ‘fat’ and ‘ugly’. Boys tripped and pushed her. The California mom watched her typically bubbly second-grader retreat to her bedroom and spend afternoons curled up in bed. For Valerie Aguirre’s daughter in Hawaii, a wave of “friend drama” … Read more