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Teens are not pairing off just in the evening; they are also hanging out together right after school. The hours between 3pm and 6pm, when many parents are still at work, are prime time for trouble. Researchers at the RAND Corporation have found tha...

Is social media ruining our lives? How much internet activity is too much? What do FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), sexting, and selfies mean for teens? Are you curious about what research says about how media and technology are impacting childhood? Sup...

Here are a few tips for parents concerned about their teens and/or their friends’ drinking. • Set rules. Decide on a policy that feels right to you and stick with it. Many experts suggest that zero tolerance is the only way. “The research shows that...

In certain circles, Irene Richardson is affectionately known as “the craft lady”. For the past three years the long-time eductor and nanny has been hosting craft parties for children at private and corporate events throughout the Island. Her secret...

As part of a two-year investigation, #Being13: Inside the Secret World of Teens, Anderson Cooper and his “AC360°” team connected with 200 eighth-graders at eight different schools around the United States. They, along with their parents and schools,...

A head wrap can be a bold form of self-expression, if you know how to do it right. Zarinah El-Amin Naeem plans to show women here how it’s done, at a workshop tomorrow night. The Muslim, who is a native of Detroit, will give a brief history of headw...

Things were finally looking up for Conroy Smith. After three years of unemployment, he’d found a job and was enjoying a new life in Nottinghamshire, England. Then he was hit with a huge blow — a rare and terminal cancer, renal medullary carcinoma. “...

What is in a number? One of the first questions we ask our clients when they walk into Alchemy is “What do you hope to achieve over the next few weeks and months?” So many clients see weight loss as the ultimate goal. Although weight loss may be impo...

Julee Smith is considered a hero, of sorts, at Westgate Correctional Facility. About 15 per cent of the inmates suffer from asthma; the nurse recently took a course to better help them out. “In nursing school there was only a chapter or two on asthma...

Martina Capuano’s barre doesn’t require experience and there’s no fancy footwork involved. What she offers is an eight-class challenge: do your bit to lift and tone and you are guaranteed a noticeable change in shape. “Barre is a fusion of yoga, Pila...