Difficult Topics News Today

Online event shares strategies for tackling difficult histories.

With a background in caretaking, education, and counseling, author Lynne Reeves has spent years observing the lives of those around her and how they are impacted socially and culturally. Here, she discusses why (and how) she writes issue-driven fiction.

Singapore News - Revelations that two young people had been planning extremist attacks in Singapore stunned the co-founders of comedy YouTube channel Ministry Of Funny. Mr Haresh Tilani, 38, and Mr Terence Chia, 39, are better known for their comedic videos and discussion of serious issues... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Racist graffiti found in bathrooms at Hall High School in West Hartford has prompted administrators to limit lavatory availability and pronounce stiff punishment for anyone found responsible.

Children's Mercy Dr. Christina Low Kapalu says the worst thing you can do is shrug off their concerns

Discussing declining life skills and the possibility of Alzheimer’s disease with aging loved ones is an unpleasant task, but can be done successfully when handled with care and respect.

By Close (Photo : Raising the Issues: Difficult Topics to Teach Young People) When it comes to raising the next generation of young people, parents and teachers certainly do have a hard job. The modern world is full of complexities, and its often the case that translating this work into actionable principles for young people to follow can seem like a mammoth task.  However, its important that those who are in positions of responsibility over young people make a strategic effort to e...