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By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Some possible answers, regarding mental illness and the rise in teen suicide, warrant a look from a basal stance. The truth (or part) of the matter is that we are still not accepting ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Men act as very influential fixtures in the lives of their children. It is a well-known and widely-accepted fact, that both boys and girls need a strong male to teach and show them ...

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica April 20, 2019 — Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Alando Terrelonge, says come September, when the 2019/20 academic year begins, all reports of corporal punishment, being administered in schools, “will be ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Let me preface my article, by saying to all parents: it doesn’t matter how close you think you are to your children, you’re never really as close as you think you are. There ...

By Dr. Mark Goulston Guest Writer Suicide is now the second-leading cause of death for teens (after accidental injury). Further, a new study shows that the number of children and teens in the U.S. who visited the ER for suicidal ...

By Jess Haines Guest Writer Helping our children to develop healthy eating, exercise and screen-time behaviours is an important public health goal globally. This is because behaviours established early in life often track into adulthood. And these behaviours have a big ...

  By Sinikka Elliott Guest Writer Many were horrified by the viral video of New York City police officers ripping Jazmine Headley’s one-year-old from her arms as she cried out, “They’re hurting my son!” On Dec. 7, 2018, Headley was waiting ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator It is utterly imperative that teachers/educators fully understand that children begin school at various levels. I am a former secondary school teacher, having taught for almost three decades in the public school system. ...

By Larissa Christensen, Nadine McKillop and Susan Rayment-McHugh Guest Writers Recent events, including the conviction and sentencing of George Pell for sexually abusing two children in the 1990s and the documentary airing allegations about Michael Jackson’s abuse of two young boys, have made ...

By Simon Sherry and Martin M. Smith Contributing Writers We recently conducted one of the largest-ever studies on perfectionism. We learned that perfectionism has increased substantially over the past 25 years and that it affects men and women equally. We also ...