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The huge importance of nurturing children has been validated as research into brain development has expanded. What many people know instinctively is now verified by many studies and advances in brain imaging. A new study recently completed at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., has shown that children who are nurtured have larger hippocampus areas [...]
Women who cut red meat out of their diet are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety, according to a study. Those who eat less than the recommended amount of lamb and beef were twice as likely to be diagnosed with the mental health disorders, researchers in Australia have found. The study of more [...]
Dr Peter Vajda, a cognitive psychologist, sees gossip as a form of “workplace violence”. He reasons that people who gossip do so out of fear. They use gossip as a defense mechanism to protect themselves from divulging their true self. In other words, by attacking others, they don’t need to fess up to their own [...]
STATE and federal police will begin using sophisticated image-matching software to tag and track child pornographic images in an attempt to reduce their distribution across the internet. The technology, developed by computer giant Microsoft's research group along with scientists from Dartmouth College, creates a unique signature on a digital image that could be compared with [...]
Alcohol, cannabis and tobacco are the 3 most commonly used drugs by teenagers.* The teenage years are a time of experimenting and trying new things, this can be on the sports field, a new interest or more risky behaviour. This can lead to some young people trying illicit drugs. Their reasons are many including peer [...]
Dolly’s March issue is awash in shopping, fashion and beauty content. There’s a comp to locate “Shopper of the year.” The big story in this month’s issue is the return of the Dolly Model Search after a 10 year hiatus. “You can be the next Miranda Kerr!” girls are told. While Dolly told me [...]
It’s often the case that students seek out younger teachers to confide in, as they feel they may be able to relate to them better. Often these young teachers, are also new teachers, so here are a few tips that I’ve picked up from being involved in student wellbeing for over fifteen years. [...]
Nearly 40 years after their invention and a decade after exploding onto the mainstream, video games still remain a mystery to many parents, including which titles are appropriate, and their potential side-effects on kids. Now the answers are at your fingertips. Offering unrivaled insight and practical, real-world strategies for making gaming a positive part of [...]
Looking at something like anorexia nervosa, which is associated with resistance to eating and weight loss, you are watching for rapid and severe weight loss because of diet, calorie counting and food restriction. People often develop a list of foods they cannot eat. They start becoming vegetarian, and subsequently vegan. It's difficult to recognize these [...]
ALCOHOL is fast becoming the No. 1 threat facing Australian children and there is no adequate system in place to stop them being exposed to alcohol advertising, Australia's foremost child health expert, Fiona Stanley, says. The former Australian of the Year will chair a new alternative alcohol advertising review body, which health experts say is [...]
