Generation Next Blog

February 2012

Regrets of the dying- 5 important lessons for our young people

By |2012-08-17T17:11:10+10:00February 22nd, 2012|Categories: Society & Culture, Uncategorized|

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. [...]

Four reasons why we need to teach our young people how to handle failure

By |2012-08-17T19:44:07+10:00February 22nd, 2012|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Society & Culture|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

Sexting- grown ups are poor role models

By |2012-08-17T19:43:09+10:00February 22nd, 2012|Categories: Cybersafety|

Modesty is no longer a virtue in contemporary society - in the news or in real life. Despite the risks of sharing intimate details online, internet and phone technology continues to feature strongly in women's romantic relationships, according to a survey of 18-40 year old women in the USA. Is it any wonder that our young people are [...]

18 Useful cybersafety tips for teenagers

By |2012-08-17T19:43:03+10:00February 22nd, 2012|Categories: Cybersafety|

Here's a great list of useful tips to keep teenagers safe online. Useful for teachers, parents or anyone who works with young people. 1-Reinforce the public nature of the Internet and let your adolescent know you will supervise online activity. 2-Adolescents are more likely follow the rules when you let them know you will be monitoring [...]

Teachers urged to address porn factor

By |2012-08-17T19:44:28+10:00February 20th, 2012|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: , , , |

"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 [...]

In U.S., Very Religious Have Higher Wellbeing Across All Faiths

By |2012-08-17T19:42:57+10:00February 19th, 2012|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: , |

Very religious Americans of all major faiths have higher overall wellbeing than do their respective counterparts who are moderately religious or nonreligious. This relationship, based on an analysis of more than 676,000 interviews as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, is statistically significant after controlling for major demographic and regional variables. via In U.S., Very [...]

Is Home and Away racist?

By |2012-08-17T19:42:35+10:00February 17th, 2012|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: , |

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.     [...]

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