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Tips on how to build bonds with girls

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Famous for his book Raising Boys, author and Generation Next speaker Steve Biddulph has just published a new … Read More »

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Tips on how to build bonds with boys

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Steve Biddulph, author of Raising Boys and Generation Next speaker talks about the importance of giving boys different … Read More »

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Top online resources for building positive body image

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Media is everywhere. Increasingly children are directly targeted and marketed to by media and advertising who are projecting … Read More »

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How to help kids who are hooked on online gaming

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97% of children play video games* 2% are addicted The recent story of an Adelaide mother who is … Read More »

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Teen smoking: 10 ways to keep teens smoke free

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70% of smokers say they want to quit. Most smokers start when they are teenagers. Tobacco is addictive, … Read More »

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Tips on how to encourage safe ‘risk taking’ in teenage boys

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It seems that for boys ‘risk taking’ is all part of growing up and is needed to test … Read More »

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10 minute activist: help stop violence against women

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48% of women have experienced physical violence 34% of women have experienced sexual violence* 14% of young women … Read More »

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5 tips for forgiveness: empowering children to deal with anger

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The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Gandhi. A lot is written about … Read More »

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4 foundation stones to building positive thinking and resilience

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Is your cup half empty or half full? Experts say that it is not so much what happens … Read More »

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Tips to give teenagers on low risk drinking

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90% of students have tried alcohol by the age of 14* With schoolies week fast approaching and the … Read More »

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