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In some parts of Canada, it's a long weekend. Monday is Family Day in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick. It's also a holiday in three other provinces -- Louis Riel Day in Manitoba; Heritage Day in Nova Scotia and Island Day in P.E.I. Here at The Conversation Canada, we'll gladly take an extra day to hibernate from the cold and spend some quality family time. If you're doing the same thing, we've assembled a few family-themed stories for your reading pleasure this weekend.
Have a great weekend and we'll be back (with a couple of stories) in your Inbox on Monday.
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Long weekend reads
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Louis Volante, Brock University; Christopher DeLuca, Queen's University, Ontario
Educational experts offer tips for parents and teachers to help children manage test anxiety but find that overall, policy-makers need to re-think what matters in schools and what’s worth measuring.
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Langis Michaud, Université de Montréal
Myopia is a major risk factor for serious eye diseases. It has become epidemic among children, particularly because of their heavy use of electronic devices.
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Yue Qian, University of British Columbia
South Korea is facing a low fertility trend. Valentine's Day serves as a reminder to help ease the domestic burden on young women so they can consider partnerships again.
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Richard Mattson, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Will your marriage be better if you and your partner are genetically compatible? Is there any evidence that certain genes make someone a better or worse partner? And if so, which genes should we test?
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Paul Fowler, University of Aberdeen
What we thought we knew about male development since the 1950s has now been turned on its head.
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Mark Green, University of Melbourne; Andrew Pask, University of Melbourne
Disorders affecting penis development are among the most common birth defects seen in humans, and rates are on the rise.
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Andrew J. Fuligni, University of California, Los Angeles
Teens get a bad rap as selfish, dangerous risk-takers. But neuroscience and psychology research is revising that image: Adolescents are primed to help those around them, with positive benefits for all.
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Neil Archer, Keele University
The various readings of this national myth can tell us a lot about our cultural and political time and place.
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