TOKYO–In this era of social distancing and depressing news, we could all do with a good hug. Now scientists...
My third-grader Jack had only an hour’s final exam for Math left before school was called off, while my preschooler...
PARO — When many youth while away their winter vacation leisurely engaging in amusements and fun activities, 11-year-old Kinzang Yeshi Sherab...
While the spotlight has lately been on dengue, polio and other virus-borne diseases, the most widespread illness in children—five times...
A 9-year-old child in a kindergarten class was the catalyst for the creation of the Bacolod-based Negrense Volunteers for Change...
I recently attended a talk on the digital age and its natives (i.e. children). The speaker raised interesting points— one...
I was watching a group of teenagers and preteens in a restaurant the other day. Each one held a gadget; one had the volume turned up to the max. I observed how “with the beat” this young boy was. His moves made me regret not learning how to shoot videos with my iPhone. This was an FB moment.
It was not so long ago that manners and conduct were part of the official academic curriculum, taught in all schools as Good Manners and Right Conduct or GMRC.
My daughter, an educator for children, recently asked me how I feel about the move to reintroduce “good manners and right conduct” as a subject in school.
I am not happy or in love with my wife, who is five years my senior. Since 2007, I've been having an affair with a separated 39-year-old woman with three minor children.
