> A 20-year study of 400,000 students found that children who attended public school pre-K earned better grades and test scores through high school than those in other childcare settings. Better-trained teachers and earlier exposure to structured classrooms may help explain why the advantage lasted so long.

**Author:** Codie C. Lavoie - Pediatric Neurologist and Sleep Specialist, University of Southern California > Caregivers often seek a specific age that their child can be left home alone. However, the neuroscience of brain development suggests that readiness depends on much more than a birthday. The article is relatively short, so I didn't bother with a TLDR since I'd lose helpful info. If you want, here is a short checklist 

Intro: > Sam Pratt was around 13 when he first saw people talking about "looksmaxxing" on YouTube. > > The philosophy behind it seemed "pretty logical," said Pratt, now 17 and attending high school in Constance Bay, Ont., a suburb of Ottawa. > > "Attractive people are treated better in society," he said. The idea is "just taking care of yourself and improving your looks as much as possible to gain a social advantage." > > Looksmaxxing is an online subculture based around the idea that, in order to be successful in romantic partnership and life in general, boys and men should work actively to improve their appearance. > > On the more moderate side of things, "softmaxxing" looks like normal self-care efforts — getting a decent haircut, treating acne, eating better and working out. > > But on the extreme, some "hardmaxxers" inject peptides and steroids, get plastic surgery or engage in "bone smashing" — hitting themselves in the face with knuckles or even hammers in the hope microfractures will heal over to create more well-defined bones.