Australia No.10 in the world happiness rankings
Officials say a new metric for measuring the economic and social progress of a nation is a ranking of happiness. via Happiness Profile Measures Progress of Nations | Psych Central News.
September 2013
Why Naming & Shaming Won’t Work
Last week the Queensland Government announced plans to name & shame repeat juvenile offenders. I wrote an opinion piece for the ABC in response. You can read the full article here, but in summary I oppose such actions for one main reason. It doesn’t work. The rationale for naming and shaming is [...]
Girlfriend October 2013
Losing your virginity and double standards for men and women: Girlfriend October 2013 Melinda Tankard Reist The article ‘Like a Virgin’, in the October issue of Girlfriend, argues, quite rightly, that there is a double standard when it comes to men losing their virginity and women losing theirs. “It’s time we stopped talking like virginity [...]
Sexualisation is all in a day’s twerk for some pop stars
In the pornified music world populated by churned-out female pop stars pumping and grinding to a sexualised script, cavorting semi-naked and presented as sexually insatiable, we see Miley Cyrus simulating sex acts while denuded of real sexuality. While many around the world condemned what was seen as an overtly sexualised performance at the recent MTV [...]
The numbing effects of electronics
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Parents, please stop letting kids drink
Parents who provide alcohol to someone else's child, thus jeopardising that child's mental development, display an abhorrent lack of competency, not just as a parent but as a member of society, as a human being. There is no excuse for such a crime. Parents who do such a thing should face several years in prison. [...]
Overcoming a difficult childhood…tips for parents
Maggie Dent's suggestions for parents who are survivors of child abuse: Find a safe trustworthy person to explore your 'child' story of the painful moments of childhood, so that the story can then be viewed through adult eyes and be transformed. Pursue personal growth and healing by reading, listening, doing seminars, doing online trainings, sharing [...]
Pornography addiction leads to same brain activity as alcoholism or drug abuse
People who are addicted to pornography show similar brain activity to alcoholics or drug addicts, a study has revealed. MRI scans of test subjects who admitted to compulsive pornography use showed that the reward centres of the brain reacted to seeing explicit material in the same way as an alcoholic’s might on seeing a drinks [...]
“Smacking never did us any harm!”
How often have you heard that line? How often have you said it? I’m not here to tell you how to parent your kids. I’m learning every day just how hard a job it is. But I can’t help thinking to myself, whenever I hear this: “Yeah, smacking never did us any harm, [...]
The Tightrope between Primary and High School – Scary or Successful?
It's about this time of year when Yr 6 students start thinking about high school next year. By now, many parents will have decided which secondary school their son or daughter will attend, and the kids themselves are already feeling 'done' with primary school. Attitudes and behaviours are changing....and "Boring!" becomes the key word of [...]