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Posted in Culture & Society, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged body image, Brain, Dolly, dolly magazine, facebook, LWWY, Malala Yousafzai, online gaming, re-touch images, YOLO, young people | Leave a commentMost parents would do anything to help their children be happy and successful. But too much involvement can be … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged anxiety, children, Depression, helicopter parents, less competent, negative effects, study, young people | 1 CommentMedia is everywhere. Increasingly children are directly targeted and marketed to by media and advertising who are projecting … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Mental Health & Wellbeing, New Media | Tagged adolescent health, generation next, Media, ramesh manocha, sexualisation, sexualization, young people | Leave a commentFor the vast majority of teens, using social-media sites and texting has become a part of daily life, … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society | Tagged children, Culture & Society, cyber safety, facebook, generation next, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, Social Media, Teenagers, wellbeing, young people, youth | Leave a commentAdolescent girls who get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine are no more likely to show signs they may … Read More »
Posted in Science | Tagged disease prevention, genital cancer, HPV vaccine, oral cancer, sexual activity, virus, young people | Leave a commentA new study shows a strong, early penchant for gothic, punk, heavy metal and hardcore dance music can … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Mental Health & Wellbeing, New Media | Tagged bad behaviour, behavioral patterns, influences, iPods, music, study, young people | Leave a commentThe emerging youth mental health crisis makes it clear to mental health professionals, educators and researchers that for … Read More »
Posted in Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged children, focus, meditation, self control, self mastery, Silence Your Mind, thoughts, where the wild things are, young people | Leave a commentMy tilt at sobriety came after 20 years of partying that had left me physically and emotionally spent. … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Drugs & Alcohol, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged alcohol, binge drinking, booze soaked culture, drinking culture, life style, social interaction, underage drinking, violence, young people | Leave a comment97% of children play video games* 2% are addicted The recent story of an Adelaide mother who is … Read More »
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