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← Older postsGirl Mag Watch Dolly June 2013
Only half the mag is worth reading Melinda Tankard Reist Readers wanting something of substance from Dolly’s June … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged body diversity, cyber-bullying, eating disorder, mental disorders, model search, racism, relationships, Social Media, teen girls, violence | Leave a commentWhy is ADHD an Aussie Issue?
In the US, at least 9% of schoolchildren are on medication for ADHD. In Australia it is estimated … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged adhd, adolescents, biological disorder, children, Info for your children, medication, mental health professional, psychiatrists, psychotherapy, school, Teacher | 5 CommentsOnline Anti-Racism Resource for young people
This morning, the Australian Human Rights Commission launched a new online anti-racism resource, What you say matters, to … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Cybersafety | Tagged anti-racism, Australian Human Rights Commission, Families, National Anti-Racism Strategy, school, young people | Leave a commentLego faces are getting angrier, study finds
The number of happy faces on Lego toy mini-figures has been decreasing since the 1990s, and the number … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society | Tagged angry faces, children, children's toys, expressions, happy faces, human behaviour, lego, study, toys | Leave a commentSeeing just 10 Tobacco Ads increases risk of Teen Smoking by 40%
The more tobacco advertising teenagers see, the more likely they are to start smoking, according to a new … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, New Media | Tagged advertising, German researchers, smoking, study, Teenagers, tobacco | Leave a commentAutism, are children being over-diagnosed?
Lately, we read a lot about the so-called ‘over diagnoses’ of our children. An increasingly popular view suggests … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged Autism, childhood, children, disorders, mental health disorders, over diagnoses | Leave a commentSurvey by the Victorian Equal Opportunity Commission finds racism is prevalent in the workplace
The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission surveyed 227 people about their experience with racism. The study, … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society | Tagged Equal Opportunity, Human Rights, public, racism, study, verbal abuse, work | Leave a commentGirl Mag Watch – Real life stories that bring you to tears
Girlfriend June 2013 “Why are you crying mum?” “Because I’m reading Girlfriend”. An unexpected response, perhaps, from an … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society | Tagged celebrities, Depression, family issues, Girlfriend June 2013, girls, music, non-profit work, parenting, psychology, Real life stories, Social Media, suicide, Teenagers, women | Leave a commentPushing the boost button for our kids – easier said than done?
Dr Andrew Martin, Australian psychologist and one of the country’s leading experts on student motivation, describes the key … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society | Tagged anxiety, education, over-achieving, Parents, Positive Psychology, student motivation, teachers | 1 CommentStudy Confirms Link Between School Climate And Violence
During the last twenty years there has been extensive research on identifying risk factors of school violence. Especially … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Science | Tagged enforcement, school climate, school violence, study | Leave a comment ← Older posts