Student debt is transforming the lives of young adults, and the evidence of its damage is piling up. Student debt drives people away from public service jobs toward higher-paying ones with no civic purpose. It is linked with lower rates of entrepreneurship, which is deadly for our economy that already has too few new businesses.
They weave through traffic and busy streets with their hands stretched out begging for money or food. Some of them clutch on bottles of glue, seeking intoxication as an escape from the tough world they live in.
Around 1% of the population has an autism spectrum disorder, with estimates ranging from one in 150 to one in 70. While people differ in the range and severity of their symptoms, common features include difficulties with communication and social interaction, restrictive and repetitive behaviours and interests, and sensory sensitivities.
Modern parenting is hard. Really hard. The world seems to be crumbling before our eyes, and the onslaught of the 24-hour news cycle makes it easy to be a grumpy pessimist. We get it. But there are a lot of incredible reasons to think that being a parent right now — and raising kids today — is pretty frigging great.
“A new, single marriage act will enable South Africans of different sexual orientation, religious and cultural persuasions to conclude legal marriages that will accord with the constitutional principle of equality,” he said.
Researchers found fathers and their daughters get less face-to-face time together than any other parent-child combo. Just half of dads with daughters reckon they get enough quality time with their girls, compared to 55 per cent of mums and their little ladies.