Back-to-school tips for parents

 QUESTION Dear Adele, The back-to-school season is upon us! Every year I worry about the start of school for my children and try to anticipate all the things that might be anxiety producing for them. I know you had a career as a teacher and wonder if you have any

Your business doesn’t have to stop, keep your business thriving virtually!

 In the wake of COVID-19, millions of people around the world are practising social distancing. Countries are forcing closures and lockdowns at home. Some governments are reluctant to take such drastic measures, but all end up succumbing to the harsh statistics. At the moment, it is an unstoppable virus. In

COVID is highlighting the need for cars — even downtown

 By Johanne Brownrigg COVID 19. We know it’s changing us and those around us. Families and work lives have been impacted. We simply aren’t yet sure if these changes are permanent. Some though, if not permanent, are definitely long-term. A lot has been written about the potential gutting of downtown

Return to school and strategies for dealing with stress

 Question: Dear Adele, Dr. Michael Silverman reported an incident in which his 5½-year-old son told him that Spiderman had died of Covid-19. A story such as this, is proof that anxiety and fear is running high in our children with obvious concerns about the pandemic. We are wondering how to dial

Heart to Heart with Adele: Lockdown, emotions and your kids

 QUESTION: Dear Adele, Covid-19 is hijacking our family’s positivity, general contentment and happiness with life. We have been isolating and social distancing ourselves, and to tell you the truth its beginning to suck! Cabin fever has never been so contagious, all-encompassing or so overwhelming before! We need a mental health

Populism and pandemics

 By Kumanan Wilson It wasn’t supposed to play out this way. The world had entered into a grand bargain in 2005 with the approval of the revised International Health Regulations (IHR). Countries had essentially ceded some sovereignty to the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to best protect each other

Stories of connection in the age of lockdowns

 At no time since the advent of the World Wide Web have our lives been so virtual. This was true before a global pandemic forced entire countries indoors and pushed Internet traffic to the limits of network tolerance. Telework and online grocery shopping have gone from optional for some to