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The effects of Ontario’s compulsory school immunization show there are advantages and disadvantages of requiring vaccination.
Mandating vaccines risks turning a highly effective public health intervention into a contentious battleground — but it also may save lives.
When school officials post photos about students on Facebook, they may be inadvertently enabling data mining firms and others to use the information for other purposes, new research has found.
With school closures across 2020, teenagers used mobile phones even more frequently than before. But their use has an effect on their sleep.
Going back to school can be tough for children who suffer from social anxiety.
Many children will be anxious about going back to school. Some might be excited. Either way, there are some things you can do to help ease the transition.
New national data, on campuses and elsewhere, can help shift our shared narratives about the root causes of gender-based violence.
Doug Ford’s unveiling of a new Grade 1-8 sex education curriculum is strikingly similar to the maligned 2015 version. The result is confused Ontario parents.
Here are some tips to beat the bite of these bloodsuckers for as long as possible.
School stories hold a special place in popular culture. Stories set in Australian schools have often celebrated outsiders and underdogs, in contrast with their North American counterparts.
A cybersecurity expert offers tips to keep high schoolers safe on mobile devices, computers, games and social media.
Gap’s recent back-to-school ad campaign was praised for its portrayal of the diversity of children. One of the girls in the ads was wearing a hijab: this raised a huge debate on social media.
Yes, it’s hot outside. And football practice is starting for thousands of kids. But coaches and parents should be careful about tellings kids to drink more water. That has been deadly.
A developmental psychologist explains how she uses Harry Potter books to make child development more relatable to first-year college students, many of whom grew up on the wildly popular books.
On the one-year anniversary of the tragedy in Charlottesville, we asked the presidents of Bowdoin, Elon and the University of Washington whether free speech should be treated differently on campus.
The presidents of the University of Michigan, the University of Oregon and The Ohio State University offer three ways to judge the value of a college education.
Loving parent can think of nothing more important than protecting their shy children, but excessively protecting your child and taking over doesn’t allow them to learn through experience.
Encouraging positive associations with school, good temperament and keeping communication open between parents, children and teachers can help your child (and you) be more ready for this transition.
Children feel worried or nervous in a new situation if they think something bad might happen or if they feel they won’t be able to handle the situation.
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Adjunct Professor of Geography, Simon Fraser University
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Lecturer, Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Associate Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology, University of Washington
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Director of Research and Instruction, Middlebury
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Professor of learning technologies, University of Minnesota
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Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Assistant Professor, Psychology, University of Waterloo
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Senior Associate Director, The Ohio State University
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Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Professor of Education, University of Florida
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Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Education, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Law, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
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