Throughout June I was involved in a project with channel nine to highlight the fact that if we … Read More »
Posted in Cybersafety | Tagged children, cyber safety, generation next, identity, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, Video, wellbeing, young people, youth | Leave a commentHow positive are you? Dr Barbara Fredrickson has designed a simple questionnaire to answer that question! Take it … Read More »
Posted in Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged classrooms, Dr Barbara Fredrickson, Positive Psychology, positivity, psychology, workplace | 1 CommentDr 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 CommentWorrying global trends in suicide are reported in a new Lancet Series of papers . The Lancet Series … Read More »
Posted in Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged children, generation next, health risks, Mental Health, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Positive Psychology, suicide, Suicide preventation, wellbeing, young people, youth | Leave a commentRecent research at the University of Missouri discovered that an individual can indeed successfully try to be happier, … Read More »
Posted in Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged cheery music, moods, music, Positive Psychology, research | Leave a commentHere are 10 things you definitely don’t want to say, a collection of the gems that I heard … Read More »
Posted in Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged Depression, handling depression, Positive Psychology, psychology | Leave a commentLast 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 CommentsAs 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 | 3 CommentsFrom an early age my perspective was steeped in wisdom from those who never went to college, but … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society | Tagged children, Culture & Society, fulfilling lifestyles, generation next, Mental Health, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Positive Psychology, schooling, social learning, Statistics, tips, wellbeing, young people, youth | 1 CommentThe first time in nearly two decades, experts want to rewrite the definition of autism. Some parents fear … Read More »
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