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Parents today ask their children a lot of questions. And usually for the right reasons: They want to be respectful and collaborative.I hear them asking for buy-in on daily decisions (“What would you like for dinner?”), disguising frustration as questions (“How many times do I have to tell you?”), or negotiating when a clear boundary would work better (“What if we do your bath first, then watch another show?”).Questions can absolutely help build connection and encourage reflection, but they often backfire by creating confusion and unnecessary power struggles.I’ve worked with more than 5,000 families as a preschool teacher, professor and…

And woe betide you if you still had a 486…or slower. (A single-disc DVD re-release of the game with better-looking video eventually happened, but not for a couple of years—in 1995, DVD was still a ways off.) Ambition, or indulgence? Wing Commander 4’s narrative is best described as “sprawling.” The short version is that after defeating the Kilrathi at the climax of Wing Commander 3, Mark Hamill’s Christopher Blair retires to a backwater world to live out a life in peace and obscurity. This is interrupted—because of course it is—by a surge of pirate activity near the “border worlds,” a…

During the 2023 leadership contest, Yousaf defended his decision to miss the final vote on Scotland’s equal marriage legislation after it was claimed he had arranged a meeting as cover.Yousaf insisted he had an “unavoidable” engagement about a death row prisoner in Pakistan, adding: “I support equal marriage. I supported it then, support it now.”Asked earlier this week if he would have attended the ARC event, First Minister John Swinney replied: “I certainly wouldn’t speak at a conference like that because I’m going to have nothing to do with Reform.”In response to a separate question about political disquiet, Forbes said…

Thames Water, which operates the local drainage network, said it was “urgently investigating the pollution incident” but its cause is yet to be determined. The company has deployed aeration at key locations along the River Pool to increase dissolved oxygen levels and help mitigate further impacts.A Thames Water spokesperson said tests were currently being carried out and it “understands the concerns residents will have”.Beckenham Town and Copers Cope councillor, Steven Jefferies, praised the EA for reacting swiftly to the “tragic incident”.He said: “Beckenham’s rivers play a crucial role in supporting the biodiversity of our area, and bring great benefits to…

Morocco became the first team to book a place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a clinical 3-0 victory over Canada, extending their remarkable unbeaten run in regulation time to 34 matches. The Atlas Lions, Africa’s only surviving representatives alongside Egypt, once again underlined their growing status among world football’s elite with a disciplined and efficient display in the Round of 16 encounter. After a fiercely contested first half that produced more yellow cards than shots on target, Morocco eventually broke the deadlock five minutes into the second half through Azzedine Ounahi. The midfielder curled a…

Giant screens showing the message “JUST&T MARRIED!” (T&T for Taylor and Travis) are seen outside Madison Square Garden, the reported venue for the wedding celebrations of pop singer Taylor Swift and pro-athlete Travis Kelce, in New York City on July 3, 2026. US pop queen Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce, whose lavish wedding has drawn hundreds of celebrities to New York, have officially married, a representative for the singer said July 3. “Taylor and Travis did not have bridesmaids or groomsmen. Instead, her brother Austin Swift served as Taylor’s Man of Honor and Jason Kelce was Travis’s Best…

Two more Nigerians have been killed in South Africa as the violent attacks and harassment of black foreigners continue. The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg announced the deaths in a statement issued on Saturday. The victims, identified as Emeka Iroegbu and Musa Joe, were both killed last Sunday, 28 June, but under different circumstances. According to the consulate, Mr Joe was killed by “suspected criminals” in Witbank city, Mpumalanga province, while security operatives murdered Mr Iroegbu in Sunnyside, Pretoria. Mr Iroegbu was reportedly tortured to death by officers of the Tshwane Metro Police in the suburbs of Pretoria. The Nigerian consulate…

As America turns 250, leaders of our colleges and universities have been wringing their hands, wondering how higher education will fit into the future of the nation. Has scholarship grown too political? Have schools lost their way because they have resisted—or failed to resist—authoritarian demands from the White House? Is the educational enterprise doomed because of new technologies? As we celebrate the founding of this nation, it’s a good moment to recall what the founders had in mind.   The founders believed strongly in the importance of higher education. A healthy Republic depended on having citizens who could exercise judgment in…

* Shettima: Road projects will boost commerce, post-insurgency recovery in N’east Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Federal Government on Saturday  flagged off the rehabilitation of the Bama-Banki Road and Dikwa-Gamboru-Ngala Road in Borno State, describing the projects as strategic corridors for trade, agriculture, security access and post-insurgency recovery in the North-east. The government particularly said road infrastructure remains inseparable from the region’s quest for lasting peace and economic recovery. Vice-President Kashim Shettima, who performed the flag-off on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, said the road projects reflect the administration’s commitment to restoring mobility, rebuilding economic confidence and reconnecting communities that…

Former President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Hassan Adebayo Sunmonu, has paid tribute to the late historian, Samuel Olusegun Osoba, describing him as one of the intellectual forces who transformed Nigeria’s trade union movement and strengthened its resistance to economic policies championed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Sunmonu made the remarks at the inaugural symposium held in Abuja in honour of Osoba, where historians, academics and trade unionists gathered to celebrate his life and legacy. Speaking at the event, Sunmonu said Osoba played a pivotal role in bringing intellectuals into the labour movement and…