More young people in the UK are living with parents and grandparents – here’s what you need to know if you’re considering it: Shutterstock In a recent court case in Pavia, northern Italy, the judge sided with the complainant, a 75-year-old woman, and ordered her adult two sons to move out of her home. The …
Young people’s reluctance to talk about money is putting them at risk – here’s how to help them: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Credit is an everyday, and often essential, part of young people’s lives. Gaining access to credit for the first time is an important transition to adulthood that can enable you to study, earn and invest in …
Why term-time holidays can be a lifeline for children and young people with attachment needs: The holidays are over, and children are back in school – apart from the ones going on a term-time vacation. The combination of the cost of living crisis and the fact that holidays can be significantly cheaper in term time …
South Africa’s literacy crisis: our app could help young readers by using home language and English: Educational technology, while no silver bullet, can be a tool for learning. Wirestock Literacy changes lives: in Unesco’s words, it “empowers and liberates people, … reduces poverty, increases participation in the labour market and has positive effects on health …
Why it’s so hard to be young in Britain right now: Cast of Thousands/Shutterstock If you’re taking the first steps in your career right now, you’re doing so in the face of a high cost of living and an increasingly inaccessible housing market. You may well be facing the reality that you will be worse …
Cockney and Queen’s English have all but disappeared among young people – here’s what’s replaced them: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Cockney and received pronunciation (Queen’s English) were once spoken by people of all ages, but they are no longer commonly spoken among young people in the south-east of England. In new research, colleagues and I recorded the voices …
Why young workers are leaving fossil fuel jobs – and what to do if you feel like ‘climate quitting’: C_Production/Shutterstock Are you frustrated with your employer’s lack of commitment to sustainability? Maybe “climate quitting” is for you. Climate quitting means leaving your job due to concerns about your employer’s impact on the climate or because …
Social prescribing could help support young people’s mental health – but calls for a national strategy in England may be premature: GPs could "prescribe" activities to a child or teen with the aim of improving health and wellbeing. PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/ Shutterstock A growing number of children and adolescents in England are seeking access to …
Israel-Hamas conflict: what young Palestinians think about four key issues that affect their lives: Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock On the eighth day of the current intensification of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, I saw a tweet that said that there would be more uproar in the west if “2.2 million golden retrievers [were] being bombed to extinction in …
Community radio: young South Africans are helping shape the news through social media: The number of South African internet users has nearly doubled in the past decade. One 2023 study of 45 developed countries suggests that South Africans even lead the world when it comes to the amount of time spent in front of screens, …
Childcare reform: education is the responsibility of the state – care of young children should be too: Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock Parents face eye-watering costs for childcare in the UK. A part-time nursery place for a child under two sets parents in Britain back, on average, £7,134 a year. The government has put plans in place for …
Sho Madjozi: the pop star using traditional culture to shape a fresh identity for young South Africans: South African rapper Sho Madjozi is a bold and colourful presence in pop culture, as famous for her catchy lyrics as for using traditional clothing and dance in a fresh way. The musician, actress and poet is also …
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Changing the age of consent is not the solution to protecting young people from unhealthy relationships with adults: Pandagolik1/Shutterstock Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused of abuse, including sexual assault and rape, by four women. The allegations – which Brand denies – include the sexual assault of a woman who says she was …
Young people with sexual or gender diversity are at higher risk of stopping their HIV treatment because of stigma and harsh laws: Ending the AIDS pandemic – particularly in eastern and southern Africa – cannot be achieved unless more resources are channelled to meet the needs of key vulnerable populations. This is one of the …
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‘I almost lost my will to live’: preference for sons is leaving young women in China exploited and abused: aslysun/Shutterstock China has a gender crisis. The country has a huge surplus of men – around 722 million compared to 690 million women in 2022. This is largely because of sex-selective abortions linked to China’s one-child …
Why Pope’s message to young Russians not to forget ‘great Russia of Catherine II and Peter I’ has not gone down well in Ukraine: Pope Francis’s video speech to the All-Russian Meeting of Catholic Youth in St Petersburg, urging them to “not forget their heritage” has caused quite a stir. What struck a bitter chord …