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Expanding the definition of family to reflect our realities

The second Monday in February is Family Day in parts of Canada. Started in Alberta in 1990, four additional provinces celebrate Family Day: British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick. (Other provinces have holidays reflecting their […]

How intimate partner violence affects children’s health

The Conversation

Childhood should be a happy and carefree time, but often it doesn’t work out that way. Children are exposed to all the stresses and strains that affect the families and communities in which they grow […]

Children own around 3 digital devices on average, and few can spend a day without them

The Conversation

More than nine out of ten parents think digital media and technologies are a negative distraction in their lives. And 83% think their children are also negatively distracted by digital devices. These are some of […]

Family meals are good for the grown-ups, too, not just the kids

The Conversation

For all the parents feeling exhausted by the cooking, cleaning and planning of a million meals during the pandemic, there’s some good news. Commensality, or the sharing of food with others, is beneficial for your […]

Baby bees love carbs, experiments show – here’s why that matters

The Conversation

Wild bees are essential for sustaining the landscapes we love. A healthy community of wild pollinators ensures that most flowering plants have an A-team pollinator species and a reserve bench of backups. Honeybees – just one bee species […]

At what age are people usually happiest? New research offers surprising clues

The Conversation

If you could be one age for the rest of your life, what would it be? Would you choose to be nine years old, absolved of life’s most tedious responsibilities, and instead able to spend […]

Strategic design approach boosts rural innovation, researchers find

Businesses that take a strategic approach to design are up to eight times more likely to develop innovative products than those that don’t, according to a study by scientists from Penn State’s College of Agricultural [...]
Foreign multinational firms found engaging in limited tax-motivated income shifting out of US

Income shifting by multinational firms has been researched extensively, yet few studies have examined foreign-owned businesses shifting income out of the United States. In a new study, Jim Albertus at Carnegie Mellon University evaluated the [...]
‘Returnless returns’ boost brands among consumers

Studies show consumers return 1 in 5 online purchases. This presents a challenge for retailers because the revenue generated from reselling a returned product often does not cover the costs associated with processing the return.This [...]