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Lucy Ward
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Super-rich turn their kids into philanthropists
High-income parents are enrol-ling their children in philanthropy workshops designed to teach them how to use their wealth to do good. Rich parents regard the workshops as a…
Where have all the good friends gone?
Close friendships among British teenagers appear to be declining, according to research showing today’s 16-year-olds are less likely than their counterparts 20 years ago to have…
Sex bias and hypocrisy
Teenage girls and young women in the United Kingdom overwhelmingly believe they face a future of discrimination in the workplace and elsewhere, with half worrying that their…
A new lingua franca
It is 3.30pm and a dozen little boys in long shorts, blue check shirts and ties are sitting around tables in a London schoolroom that is decked out with typical infant-class…
Rush for anti-youth squealer
A black box emitting a high-pitched pulsing sound designed to deter loitering teenagers is being used in thousands of sites around Britain just a year after its launch, prompting…
Cellfone SMSing is cool
Don’t worry about SMSing ruining spelling. It is more the ability to express oneself that may be lost. Claims that the explosion in SMS messaging among children is eroding…