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Jill Newby, UNSW and Peter Baldwin, Black Dog Institute As Melbourne prepares to begin a second week of lockdown, it’s important to recognise the serious toll this is likely to take on many people’s mental health. Research during earlier COVID lockdowns in Australia found lockdowns were associated with poorer mental health, such as symptoms of [...]
Dr Jenny Chesters Being a parent is never an easy gig, but during the pandemic lockdowns, parenting was made even more difficult. Many parents were cut off from family and friends, unable to make or keep plans, had no one to share the load while trying to work-from-home, keeping toddlers entertained and generally learning to [...]
Jason Beech, Senior Lecturer, Globalisation Leadership and Policy, Faculty of Education Humanity is facing huge challenges. The climate crisis is evident and begs for urgent changes in our modes of social organisation. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed huge global inequalities, and the interdependence among human communities, other species, and the planet as a shared territory. [...]
Professor Meaghan O'Donnell About five to 10 per cent of Australians suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their lives. The debilitating psychiatric disorder can develop after surviving a traumatic event, like a natural disaster, family violence or sexual assault. People with PTSD may also experience other mental health problems like depression [...]
Matthew Mclaughlin, University of Newcastle; Luke Wolfenden, University of Newcastle; Nicole McCarthy, University of Newcastle, and Nicole Nathan, University of Newcastle Many students across Australia wear traditional school uniforms. These consist of button-up shirts, tailored trousers, pleated skirts or tunics, and black leather shoes. This is despite the fact most students, teachers and parents support [...]
Lindsay Bottoms, University of Hertfordshire Before COVID-19, the popularity of hiking was on a downward slope in both adults and children. But its popularity has spiked during the pandemic, seeing many more people taking to trails than usual. Hiking is not only a great way to get outside in nature, it also has plenty of [...]
In this episode: Executive functions - what are they? How executive functions relate to wellbeing and learning Implications to start seriously and dynamically developing these skills in schools Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical psychologist and family therapist, speaker and creator of Learning Strengths Guest: Estee Stephenson, Head of Gifted Education, St Andrew’s Cathedral School Total time: 20 [...]
Liam Phelan, University of Newcastle and Jacquie Svenson, University of Newcastle The Federal Court today dismissed a bid by a group of Australian teenagers seeking to prevent federal environment minister Sussan Ley from approving a coalmine extension in New South Wales. While the teens’ request for an injunction was unsuccessful, a number of important developments [...]
Alison Poulton, University of Sydney If your child has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you might be wondering: what now? And how do I know if medication is warranted? The answer will depend on circumstances and will change over time. It’s quite OK to leave medication as a last resort — but [...]
Felicity Roux, Curtin University Health education frequently fails to teach the menstrual cycle in its full entirety, focusing mostly on the bleeding part of the story and glossing over the ovulation chapter. In other words, many girls* often only get half the story about how their bodies work. That’s a shame because knowledge of your [...]
