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Cyber Smarts – Using Social Media Wisely

Stock Photo You have access to the world’s largest museum, art gallery, library and social group ever created. You also have access to ways to expand your intelligence and your influence that your past generations could have never imagined. To gain these massive benefits you need to have your wits about you and [...]

By |2016-03-24T16:28:02+11:00March 24th, 2016|Categories: Cybersafety|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Why Procrastinators Procrastinate

Waitbutwhy.com pro-cras-ti-na-tion |prəˌkrastəˈnāSHən, prō-| noun the action of delaying or postponing something: your first tip is to avoid procrastination. Who would have thought that after decades of struggle with procrastination, the dictionary, of all places, would hold the solution. Avoid procrastination. So elegant in its simplicity. While we’re here, let’s make sure obese people avoid overeating, [...]

4 Sentences To Use To Cope With Parent Guilt

Shutterstock This past week we've discovered that one of my kids has been living with a significant hearing impairment for some time. I, being the attentive, in tune and observant mother that I am - had no flipping idea. I only took him to the appointment because his Dad was concerned, and the kids [...]

Set Yourself Up For A Great Year

Istock Photo Make this the year that you will remember for the rest of your life as the time you really set yourself on the pathway to success. There are several sure-fire ways to make this the best year so far. 1) Make friends with everyone you know   Parents, teachers, friends, everyone! One of the ways of [...]

ALCOPOPS: Sweet, Cheap, And Dangerous

The report traces the transformation of alcopops from their introduction in the 1990s as sweet, bubbly products, to today's dangerous, "binge-in-a-can," 23-25-ounce, supersized alcopops with 12-14% alcohol content. The report describes how the alcohol industry makes alcopops (AKA flavored malt beverages or FMBs) seductively attractive to youth, resulting in harmful consumption. It also suggests how [...]

12 Tips to Help You Look after Your Mental Health This Christmas

pixlisting.com The Christmas period is marketed as a joyous, festive occasion and a time for celebration. Yet for many people, Christmas can also be one of the most chaotic, stressful and challenging times of the year, especially for their mental health. The stress of buying food and presents can heighten financial strain and [...]

By |2015-12-16T08:51:39+11:00December 15th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

8 Things You Shouldn’t, and 3 Things You Should Say to Someone with Depression

Shutterstock / Piotr Marcinski Many people in the U.S. and beyond struggle with depression. It can be a terribly challenging condition to deal with because there are often no outward signs. When someone is on crutches or in a wheelchair, you can see that quite plainly. But when someone is suffering from depression, [...]

Entitled Kids? These Parenting Tips Can Change Behaviour

Courtesy of Chris Lee / hSRPLOpCGW6VE0MCC/RiF2qqhyaDl5Banljcbn9wmQg= We all have them: the "What were we thinking?" parenting moments. We let our kids sneak in after curfew because we don't want another battle. Or we stock our purse with candy to make it through errands. Or maybe we've been cleaning the forgotten guinea pig's cage [...]

By |2015-12-12T21:06:52+11:00December 12th, 2015|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Want to Raise Kind Kids? Harvard Says These 5 Techniques Will Help You Do That

www.raisinglifelonglearners The Making Caring Common Project, done at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, came up with some interesting findings that seem even more relevant given that World Random Act of Kindness Day is just around the corner on November 13th. According to the study, a large majority of youth across a wide spectrum [...]

Teaching our boys to respect women

One in three women over the age of 15 have experienced physical violence. One in five have experienced sexual violence. One in four have been emotionally abused by a partner. Approximately 70 women are killed each year by a current or former partner. Men are almost always the perpetrators. One in four children in [...]

By |2020-03-09T10:02:31+11:00November 1st, 2015|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: , , , , , , |3 Comments
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