Even though we have witnessed some cataclysmic events caused by the weather, Keith Brooks of Environmental Defence Canada is optimistic about the prospects for combating climate change; How much time should kids be spending staring at screens? Kara Brisson-Boivin of Media Smarts has some advice for parents; Our happiness columnist, Jennifer Moss suggests we can re-frame the way we picture this very challenging year; Two women - one the mother of an inmate; the other an inmate's wife - recount what their respective family members have told them about conditions inside two federal institutions as the number COVID infections among the prison population and staff continue to rise; Author and chef Claire Tansey has some advice on holiday meals; Family doctor Peter Lin discusses the mutation of the coronavirus that was discovered in the U.K.; Our screentime specialist, CBC senior arts reporter Eli Glasner, reviews some new movies that will available to stream - and some others worth watching from this year past.