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Top model: 10 tips on how to be a teen role model

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No matter what young people might say; parents and care givers are still the most influential role models … Read More »

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Seven strategies to properly engage the teenage brain

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The latest imaging studies of the teenage brain show that it undergoes huge changes as young people approach … Read More »

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Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety – Report

Posted on by Dr Ramesh Manocha

The Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety tabled its report on the Inquiry into Cyber-Safety entitled High-Wire Act: Cyber-Safety … Read More »

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Sexting in the USA- New Survey Results

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 The Crimes Against Children Research Center conducted two national surveys to develop a better understanding of sexting. The … Read More »

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Youth Film Competition: Get Ya Head Right 2012

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“Get Ya Head Right 2012”  The Young People’s Film Competition About Mental Health and Wellbeing. We invite you … Read More »

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Book launch: Big Porn Inc

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This important book launch firmly puts porn in its place and through a series of essays, documents the … Read More »

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Protect our kids: Say No to child beauty pageants in Australia

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Child beauty pageant company Universal Royalty Beauty Pageant is planning to hold a ‘Child Beauty Pageant’ in Melbourne, … Read More »

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How to safeguard your child’s childhood

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Julie Gale, the founder of Kids Free 2B Kids, a website dedicated to letting children develop to their … Read More »

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Landmark Report: exploitation and violence in teenage relationships

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In september 2009 Bristol University and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in … Read More »

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Bonding with dad makes happier children

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87% of young people happier when they have quality time with their dads Research in the UK has … Read More »

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