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 CommentAccording 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 CommentsI recently heard of a girl who was given a boob job as a graduation present by her … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society | Tagged australian education, Beauty pageant, boby image, education, girls, social expectation | Leave a commentIn the past ten years, there has been growing interest in applying our knowledge of the human brain … Read More »
Posted in Science | Tagged Brain, education, longevity, mind, neuroscience | Leave a comment‘Family-school and community partnerships are re-defining the boundaries and functions of education. They enlarge parental and community capacity; … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged children, education, engagement, Mental Health, parent engagement | Leave a commentSo Christmas is over and many young people will now be the proud owners of some sort of … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Cybersafety | Tagged Cybersafety, Dr Ramesh Manocha, education, generation next, Mental Health, parenting, ramesh manocha, teenager, young people | Leave a commentOn the weekend, the Fairfax media carried an article entitled, How schools fail to curb bad behaviour. The … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society | Tagged bad behaviour, education, effects of suspension, leaving age, school, school suspensions, student | Leave a commentOn Wednesday 14th November at 7pm AEDT (6pm in Brisbane, 4pm in Perth & 8am in London) PLANE … Read More »
Posted in Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged 14th November, education, live, online, Q&A, webinar, wellbeing | Leave a commentIs your cup half empty or half full? Experts say that it is not so much what happens … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged adolescent health, Andrew Fuller, Depression, education, generation next, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, ramesh manocha, resilliance, youth | Leave a commentIn last week’s newsletter I wrote about the sense of relief that students feel upon the completion of … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Drugs & Alcohol, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged doping, drugs, education, HSC students, pressure, study aids | 1 Comment ← Older posts