Understanding the unique health and wellbeing challenges facing our young people and how they can be met.

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How healthy is the wellbeing of our youth?

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“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its … Read More »

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How to safeguard teenagers in the world of technology

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So Christmas is over and many young people will now be the proud owners of some sort of … Read More »

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10 minute activist: Read Aloud Day 6 March 2013

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Worldwide 793 million people still cannot read In countries such as Kenya, Nepal and America children are getting … 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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Tips on how to prepare teenagers for situations where others may misuse alcohol

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Over 80% of adolescents have used alcohol by the time they are 14 years of age.* The National … Read More »

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