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Mara Violato, University of Oxford; Jack Pollard, University of Oxford, and Tessa Reardon, University of Oxford Anxiety rates have been rising in recent years among children and young people, with the situation partially exacerbated by the pandemic. Occasional feelings of anxiety are normal, even in childhood – for example, a child may feel anxious about [...]
Jeannie Marie Paterson, The University of Melbourne; Nicholas T. Van Dam, The University of Melbourne, and Piers Gooding, The University of Melbourne There are thousands of mental health apps available on the app market, offering services including meditation, mood tracking and counselling, among others. You would think such “health” and “wellbeing” apps – which often [...]
Na Li, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University; Pengfei Song, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, and Xiaojun Zhang, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Students’ success and happiness can be improved by building their self-belief – their perception of their capacity to complete a challenging task. In a study with 763 students at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China, we found that students with [...]
Join Andrew Fuller as he chats with guest Marie Vakakis on the shifting role of parents. The changing role of parents over the course of development Helpful and unhelpful things to say to teenagers The art of listening How to effectively connect and check-in with young people as they transition to young adulthood Listen now [...]
Hugh Gundlach, The University of Melbourne Schools and students around Australia continue to face a teacher shortage. This means some schools have gone back for term two unable to offer certain subjects. Some might have composite classes, larger classes or disrupted units of study. This also means some students will not have the best possible [...]
Tanya Stephenson, Research Officer and Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education Adolescence is a time of self-discovery and identity formation, when young people begin to establish a sense of who they are, what they believe in, and where they fit in the world. This makes adolescence a sensitive developmental window, characterised by [...]
Genevieve McArthur, Australian Catholic University Australian children are facing some big challenges. NAPLAN data shows about one in three students in years 3 to 9 are behind in reading-related skills. It is also estimated about one in seven children have poor mental health. Until recently, most people assumed these were separate problems. However, there is [...]
Lucas Walsh, Monash University New research released today by The Smith Family shows how leaving school can be a difficult and complex time for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. It also shows how COVID has made this more difficult and complex. The new report includes a survey of more than 1,000 young people who were [...]
Nigel Howard, Flinders University and Andrew Bills, Flinders University A significant proportion of young Australians still do not finish high school. According to data released by the Productivity Commission on Tuesday, about one in five students leave before they reach Year 12. In 2022, about 79% of students started Year 12, the lowest in the [...]
Clare Littleton, Torrens University Australia and Caitlin Reader, Torrens University Australia The “social determinants of health” is a fancy way of describing a simple idea: that a person’s health is influenced not just by what they eat or do but also by social factors. These include: access to education (including in early childhood) your parents’ [...]
