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Troubling news for young stoners

April 13, 2025 Antarctica Journal

The “stoner” stereotype isn’t just a myth. Heavy use of marijuana in the teenage years dulls intelligence—and the loss of IQ points may last for life, according to a new study. Researchers tested the IQs of more than 1,000 New Zealand schoolchildren at age 13, before most had tried marijuana, and again at age 38. In between, they regularly surveyed […]

Cartoon – Parenting Tools

March 28, 2025 Antarctica Journal

A cartoon depicting a woman looking worried while a man pushes a stroller with a child inside.

Humor

Cartoon – Child’s Opinion on Parenting

March 24, 2025 Antarctica Journal

Two cartoon characters sitting in armchairs reading newspapers with a smaller character standing in front of them.

Humor

Giving every Kid a trophy

March 20, 2025 Antarctica Journal

“Losing is good for you,” said Ashley Merryman. But as your children return to school and fall sports, they are stepping back into a fantasyland where everybody is a winner and everybody gets a trophy. “Trophies were once rare things,” but manufacturers now churn out $3 billion worth of them a year. In one California youth soccer league, every player […]