In a paper published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged bullies, children, emotional problems, self harm, suicide, victims | Leave a commentNew research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol shows that girls whose … Read More »
Posted in Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged adolescent girls, Boys, childhood, children, depressive symptoms, fathers | Leave a commentUp to 20 percent of children in the United States suffer from a mental disorder, and the number … Read More »
Posted in Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged adults, childhood, children, chronic health problems, cognitive development, Disease Control and Prevention, emotional development, mental disorder, mental illnesses, social development | 2 CommentsChildren who read on an iPad or Kindle are falling behind in the classroom as figures showed for … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, New Media | Tagged children, ebooks, electronic device, iPad, Kindle, literacy skills, physical book, technology, traditional book | 5 CommentsAccording to Saturday’s Sydney Morning Herald, “Stuffed toys that help children deal with ‘difficult emotions’ are being spruiked … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged children, education, emotions, NAPLAN, stress, Stuffed toys, teachers, Year 12 students | 7 CommentsLast Friday I spent the day at the Student Wellbeing Action Network (SWAN) Symposium co-hosted by Wellbeing Australia … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged being heard, children, Flourishing, listening, Positive Psychology, school kids, Teenagers, wellbeing | 4 CommentsWebsite Cafe Press has close to 100 infants’ clothing items, bibs and blankets baring overtly sexual and offensive … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society | Tagged cafe press, children, clothing items, sexualisation | Leave a commentChildren have always found ways to discover the world on their own, and that’s essential – it’s important … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society | Tagged adult world, childhood, children, internet safety, peer pressure, porn, sex | Leave a commentWhat are the kids then? Collateral damage? Whether or not the kids are specifically “targeted” by your company … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, New Media | Tagged advertising, Australian kids, children, Collateral damage, gamble, television, Tom Waterhouse | Leave a commentAs companies debate the merits of allowing employees to bring their own smartphones and computers to work, another … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society | Tagged children, Culture & Society, generation next, laptops, Media, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, smartphones, technology, wellbeing, young people, youth | 2 Comments ← Older posts