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Parenting styles and their impacts on child development! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: Psychology Magazine There are many parenting styles and types depending on families and cultural backgrounds. Every parent has a different approach to interacting with and guiding their children. A child’s morals, principles, and conduct are generally established through this bond. Broadly, parenting styles are grouped into four categories: authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved….
South Korea president backs down from martial law!
Photo credit: The Times of Israel The South Korean government on Wednesday lifted a martial law order imposed by President Yoon Suk Yeol just hours earlier. Parliament had voted to reject it, and protesters and lawmakers had called for the president’s impeachment. Global News reports that the tense hours of martial law overnight plunged the…
AfDB Tanzania country manager charged with assault in S’Leone!
Photo credit: Flicker The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) country representative for Tanzania, Dr Patricia Laverley, has been charged with assault in her native country of Sierra Leone. The East African reports that Dr Laverley has been charged with two counts of assault and inflicting grievous bodily harm. The case stems from an incident that occurred at the…
Trump threatens Hamas with hard deadline!
Photo credit: Times of Israel US President-elect Donald Trump is demanding the immediate release of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza, saying that if they are not freed before his inauguration, there will be “HELL TO PAY.” CBC reports that Trump wrote on his Truth Social site, “Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that…
Toronto Public Library apologizes after refusing a lost girl use their phone!
Photo credit: Toronto Sun The Toronto Public Library has apologized for refusing to let a lost girl use the phone at one of its branches. CityNews reports that Megan Kinch posted on social media Friday evening after her lost 11-year-old daughter went to the library looking for help. It has gone viral with over 16 million…
Woman dies on boat headed for French island!
Photo credit: BBC Fathi Hussein, a beauty salon owner, died at sea after a deal she struck with migrant smugglers to take her to the French island of Mayette went wrong. Yahoo! News reports that the 26-year-old Somali’s stepsister Samira told the BBC that, “We were told by survivors that she died from hunger.” The…
Scarborough food bank uses UN sustainable goals!
Photo credit: Facebook Feed Scarborough is tackling food insecurity by using the United Nations’ sustainable development goals as a guide. CBC reports that the head of the food bank is encouraging other organizations to follow suit due to its success. There are 17 goals in total, including eliminating poverty and hunger and promoting “responsible consumption and…