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Girlfriend’s ‘Reality Check’ has become a farce. But some positives in the March issue reports Melinda Tankar Reist in a new series aimed at keeping the spotlight on teen mags. Girlfriend magazine seems to have forgotten what its ‘Self Respect REALITY CHECK’ was intended for. A recap – it was designed to be an upfront [...]
The overwhelming message is that opportunities for actors who are, or look like, ''ethnics'' are significantly lower than for whites and that Australian TV networks are failing to represent the racial and ethnic make-up of what is one of the most culturally diverse countries on the planet. via Diversity still out of the picture | [...]
Three key gaps underlie the challenges we face in keeping our kids safe in cyberspace: a knowledge gap, a mentoring gap and an expert gap. The knowledge gap: “It’s a new area, a new addition to our culture and we adults need to rapidly catch up.” Said Dr Ramesh Manocha, medico and researcher at Sydney Uni's Dept of Psyhciatry. The [...]
Live a life you won’t regret. Bronnie Ware is an Australian palliative care nurse who looks after patients in the last twelve weeks of their lives. She has turned a blog about her conversations with these individuals into a book entitled The Top Five Regrets of the Dying published by Hay House in the UK. [...]
Failure has to be an option! Tal Ben Shahar often talks about this concept -That if we cannot accept failing as a natural part of the learning process, then we never genuinely learn anything new. Yet too many students – and indeed schools – frame their educational model and practices around avoiding mistakes. Failure is [...]
Individuals who say they have family and friends they can count on to help them in times of trouble are consistently more likely to be satisfied with their personal health via Social Support Linked to Health Satisfaction Worldwide.
"Young people must have the skills to reject a sexuality that eroticises degradation and violence as it undermines their ability to have healthy and fulfilling intimate relationships" via Teachers urged to address porn factor. Mental Health & Wellbeing of Young People Seminars If you want to find out more about the [...]
Home and Away actor Jay Laga'aia has accused the show of racism saying he was dropped because the series already had a character of ethnic background. It's not only Play School that needs racial diversity. Shows that teenagers and grown-ups consume such as Home and Away should also more accurately represent multicultural Australia. [...]
The "sexualisation" of girls for the purpose of selling products has been condemned worldwide for several years now as a form of "corporate paedophilia". The Witchery campaign certainly shows signs of this problem. via Witchery New Line For Tween 8Fourteen | Corporate Paedophilia.
Resilience is the ability to ‘bounce back’ from life’s difficulties. For many young people it is vital to help them develop resilience strategies that promote well-being and develop coping mechanisms. Many resilient teenagers are seen as resourceful and are emotionally and mentally balanced. Andrew Fuller is a clinical psychologist and chairperson of the Mental Health [...]
