Ontario property owners do not have to register pet cemeteries or obtain approval to remove them — leaving some pet lovers devastated
Category: Family
Posted inFamily
Hungary’s controversial child benefits on show
The program is to encourage couples to have children, but critics say it fuels inequality and takes benefits from others in need
Posted inWorld
Despite political danger, Biden sticks by son Hunter
Biden resolutely stands by his son, against a backdrop of tragedy, despite Republican attacks including Tuesday’s impeachment inquiry
Posted inEconomy
High costs push home ownership out of reach of younger Americans
Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for younger generations of Americans, squeezed by student debt and childcare costs
Posted inFamily
The rise of non-denominational baptisms
Many families are customizing religious rituals to fit their own approach to faith, adopting ‘guide-parents’ and holding non-denominational baptisms
Posted inFamily
Teacher suicide prompts soul searching in education-obsessed S Korea
Teachers say they cannot intervene in cases of bullying lest they receive relentless parent complaints and be accused of child abuse
Posted inFamily
Effort, not intelligence, what educators should praise in kids
‘To praise a person’s intelligence can sound like a conclusion rather than an invitation to keep pushing oneself’
Posted inFamily
Lab-grown human “embryos” offer new research hope
The “embryos” could help further research into the early stages of pregnancies, and conditions like miscarriage, birth defects and infertility
Posted inProfessional
Teacher shortage increases Quebec’s reliance on non-teachers
Quebec schools are responding to province’s teacher shortage by hiring more individuals who aren’t professionally trained to teach
Posted inTech
Japanese city to use robots to tackle rising school truancy
Robots will let students attend class and talk with classmates virtually as truancy rates surge due to bullying and post-COVID anxiety