Why protecting kids is making them fragile

Photo credit: The Zen Parent We’ve created a generation that sees danger everywhere. The irony is that in our desperate attempt to shield children from every possible harm, we’ve manufactured a generation less equipped to handle adversity than any before them. Walk through any playground today, and you’ll notice a profound quiet devoid of scraped knees and minor disputes…

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Common types of investment scams

Fake GICs Fraydsters may offer you phony Guaranteed Investment Certificates posing as a legitimate product from a regulated financial institution. Watch for promises of high interest rates, pressure to act fast and payment via wire transfer or cryptocurrency. Crypto and trading platform scams Fraudsters may contact you about investing in unregulated platforms or fake crypto investments through a fake trading app…

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Gen Z Characteristics

Photo credit: The Annie Casey Foundation WHAT IS GEN­ER­A­TION Z? Gen­er­a­tion Z has emerged as a pop­u­la­tion increas­ing­ly wor­thy of atten­tion, espe­cial­ly now as its old­er mem­bers are in their 20s and have become a polit­i­cal­ly engaged force in recent elec­tions. Born after 1996, Gen­er­a­tion Zers made up one-tenth of the 2020 elec­torate and have added 8.3 mil­lion new­ly eli­gi­ble vot­ers since Novem­ber 2022 — reach­ing an esti­mat­ed 41 mil­lion…

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God’s kingdom – Adewale Sobowale

The Bible says, “..the kingdom of God requires violence, and violent people have been raiding it.” (Mat. 11:12) I wasn’t surprised when I saw videos of a combined team of security forces including the police, army and the DSS blocking the major routes of the Free Nnamdi Kanu protest in Abuja yesterday. The incumbent has worked…

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