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I wonder how often schools focus on achievement at the expense of wellbeing? Dr Martin Seligman is regarded as the founder of Positive Psychology, and he coined the term "flourishing" to describe someone who has optimized their levels of wellbeing. They experience positive emotions, enjoy healthy relationships and have high levels of engagement, meaning and [...]
In Australia one in six children are bullied at school each week. 90% of school children report witnessing others being bullied at school. Teachers rarely see bullying, and are often not told of what has happened. Produced by Wired Safety. Ken Rigby, author, research professor and a leading educational expert based at the University of [...]
As we come to realise how important good quality sleep is for both health and education, we find that many teens are compromising on sleep in order to stay connected to friends via their mobile phones! Pillow talk wearing phone-obsessed teens out | Herald Sun.
Schoolgirl Sheniz Erkan farewelled as friend urges bullying victims to speak out | Information, Gadgets, Mobile Phones News & Reviews | News.com.au.
A recent Headspace survey revealed how Australian young people felt about the recent christmas season: Only half of young people would be disappointed if Christmas got cancelled, while one in five would actually be relieved; One third said Chrismas made them feel worse than usual, while one third said it made them feel better, and one [...]
A new study suggesting that the risk for heart attack increases dramatically within 24 hours after the death of a loved one. Nearly 2000 patients were interviewed while hospitalized for heart attack. Of these, 270 reported that a significant person in their lives had died within the past 6 months, with 19 learning of a [...]
It's no coincidence that the company promoting pornified school stationery is owned by Cotton On, which was itself criticised for selling sexualised clothing for toddlers. Anger over 'pornographic' stationery for schoolchildren | Herald Sun.
BOYS as young as five are starting to believe that being masculine is all about six-packs, muscles and hairless chests, raising concerns that kids are under too much pressure to conform to body-image stereotypes. via Body image muscling in on boyhood | The Australian.
research has established links between a lack of development of skills such as motivation and self-confidence in childhood and levels of criminal activity, teenage pregnancy and underachievement in education and employment later in life via When the best start in life turns out to be an early start.
A new study has linked the size of the pituitary gland to the onset of early puberty and depression in young people. Orygen Youth Health (OYH) is Australia’s largest youth-focused mental health organisation. They carried out research on 155 adolescents over a three year period. All participants were Melbourne high school students. The findings of [...]
