Yearly Archives: 2015

Controlling Parents ‘Harm Future Mental Health’ 

Photo: Getty, everydaylife.globalpost.com Adults who were psychologically controlled as children by their parents are more likely to have poor mental health, research suggests. University College London researchers likened the impact to that of the death of a close friend or relative. They said the most important factor in developing a sense of mental [...]

Extra Hour of Screen Time Per Day Associated with Poorer Grades

www.gunnars.com An extra hour per day spent watching TV, using the internet or playing computer games during Year 10 is associated with poorer grades at GCSE at age 16 - the equivalent of the difference between two grades - according to research from the University of Cambridge. In a study published today in [...]

Exclusion More Harmful to Teens than Overt Bullying

www.theguardian.com A UQ researcher has found that social exclusion among teens can be more harmful than direct bullying. UQ's Hannah Thomas led the research, which showed that teens find exclusion more harmful than better known forms of bullying like teasing and rumour-spreading. Ms Thomas's study – a survey of 10,273 Victorian high school students in [...]

Intelligence, Creativity and Bipolar Disorder May Share Underlying Genetics

Irises by Vincent van Gogh. The new study suggests that the advantageous genes which confer creativity or intelligence may express themselves as illness when other risk factors are present. Photograph: Alamy Serious mood disorders such as bipolar may be the price humans have had to pay for our intelligence and creativity. That’s according [...]

Coles Withdraws Lads’ Mag Zoo Weekly from Sale after Staff Complaint and Online Campaign

A recent edition of Zoo Weekly, www.smh.com.au Ms Pintur said Zoo Weekly "teaches boys that girls like me and my friends exist purely for their sexual use. I couldn't understand why Coles and Woolworths, which pride themselves in their corporate responsibility, family values, and care for their local communities could profit from selling this harmful product. By discontinuing Zoo, Coles has finally done the [...]

Our Teenage Friendships Can Make or Break Our Health, Study Says

newlifelc.com Friendships have the strength to make or break your school years. Not only that, our friends can make our health, a new study has found. - Sarah Berry Source: Our teenage friendships can make or break our health, study says

Why Screen Time before Bed Is Bad for Children

Limiting screen time before bedtime is beneficial for sleep. shutterstock Sleep is an essential part of our development and wellbeing. It is important for learning and memory, emotions and behaviours, and our health more generally. Yet the total amount of sleep that children and adolescents are getting is continuing to decrease. Why? - [...]

Young Goths ‘at Risk of Depression’ 

www.gothus.com Young people who identify as goths may be at increased risk of depression and self-harm, a study suggests. Researchers could not fully explain the link, but suggest a tendency for goths to distance themselves from society could play a part. - Smitha Mundasad Source: Young goths 'at risk of depression' - BBC [...]

Auburn Deputy Mayor Salim Mehajer and His Lidcombe Developments

The Mehajer development in John Street, Lidcombe. The Sydney Morning Herald Salim Mehajer, the western Sydney deputy mayor with the big wedding, is hoping to make more than $45 million extra profit by simply shifting walls around on one of his developments. - Damien Murphy Source: Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer and his [...]

The Anxiety Epidemic: Why Are UK Children So Unhappy? 

www.bbc.co.uk, SPL Teachers are to take the extraordinary step of calling for an independent Royal Commission to investigate why so many of Britain's children are unhappy. The unprecedented move by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers follows a welter of evidence highlighting the fragile states of mind of many of the country's seven [...]

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