Psychologist Diana Jiménez: ‘Don’t aim to constantly make your kids happy. Let them feel and grow from every emotion’
The therapist advises parents to instill values at an early age like respect, communication, responsibility and empathy
Anne Boyer, poet: ‘Denying hatred isn’t good for you, you need to let it out’
Her memoir – ‘The Undying: A Meditation on Modern Illness’ – went beyond her own medical treatment. When it comes to searching for the causes of cancer, she writes how, in addition to studying genes, it’s just as important to examine the water we drink. The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet has also criticized the hypocrisy of certain patrons of scientific research. An American now living and teaching in Scotland, she spoke with EL PAÍS while on a visit to Madrid
Vaping now more common than smoking among young people – and the risks go beyond lung and brain damage
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Nicotine, which is contained within vapes, affects teens differently to adults, as their brains are more sensitive to it
Mr Eazi, the master of the great Afro-Latin party
Nigerian Oluwatosin Ajibade is an afrobeats star who has toured with J Balvin, made tracks with Bad Bunny and Beyoncé and travels the world to discover new musical talent. His dream is a more just music industry in which African labels get a larger share of the profits
Villa Necchi, the mansion that survived Mussolini and conquered Hollywood
The former family home of a series of rich industrialists from Milan was designed by Piero Portaluppi, a prolific Italian architect. Today, the residence is visited as a monument and used as a film set
‘NEETs’ slow the German machine
After coming up short in an international educational assessment, the country will invest in books and 4,000 schools for students facing challenges. While 71% of young people were in the middle class in the 1980s and 1990s, today, only 61% of millennials make the cut
A vaccine against dengue in times of crisis: How, where and when?
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The drug Qdenga, which has begun to be distributed massively in Brazil, could be a useful tool against a disease on the rise in Latin America
Mexico is heading towards its most violent election ever, with 30 candidates murdered, 77 threatened and 11 kidnapped
More than 170 attacks have been committed against politicians in the lead-up to the June elections. This violence has put campaigns under tension and is sowing doubts about governability in several regions. Specialists warn that the line between the Mexican state and organized crime is increasingly blurred