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"Surely our governments can manage just one small step to show that protecting unborn children is more important than protecting the drinks industry"....Prof Mike Daube Read more about this important issue here: FARE.
20% of parents use a mobile devise to keep their child entertained* This year parents are under increasing pressure to buy their child an electronic device for Christmas. Even pre-schoolers are asking for the latest interactive media. Yet at $600 a pop, iPhones, iPads and iPods are not toys. So what dilemmas might [...]
Untreated mental illness and obesity were considered so significant that even accounting for the gains made elsewhere - in life expectancy and reducing preventable hospitalisations - health was an overall drag on our national wellbeing. via Happy to live longer but mental illness and obesity still need to be dealt with.
The proposed pregnancy warning labels are inadequate. The pregnancy warning labels should be: Mandatory, so that the label appears prominently on all products and point of sale Consistent size and position, to ensure that the label is visible Developed by health behaviour and public health experts Accompanied by a public education campaign The industry’s current [...]
Recent research has show that we are naturally born with very strong altruistic tendencies. These feelings can be nurtured in young children to help them develop their sense of empathy towards others and the world around them. Felix Warneken, a doctoral student in the department of developmental and comparative psychology at the Max [...]
As Austereo surveys its listeners to gauge just how much damage Kyle has caused their brand, the Sydney Morning Herald is conducting an online poll where you can vote! Make your vote, have your say and see the poll results here: Kyle Sandilands and 2DAY FM.
As christmas approaches toymakers have ramped up advertising, and children are turning their attention to their wish list. Sexualised dolls such as Bratz and Barbies are very attractive to young girls but underneath the bright colours and glitter these dolls convey a more subtly damaging message to their owners. Psychologists are genuinely concerned about the potential [...]
80% of parents accept their child will have sex before marriage 25% of parents won't let their child’s partner share a bed 20% of parents think 16 is ok to have sex* SBS TV programming is renowned for pushing the boundaries in our society by asking the difficult questions. Recently they conducted an [...]
Here is a snapshot of the lives of many teenagers in the last week and what they have consumed and where they have got it from. Cigarettes - Who smokes? One in twenty 12- to-15-year-olds and more than one in ten 16-to-17-year-old Australian students are current smokers but these numbers are lower than past figures, [...]
Body image is the number one concern of young Australian females, according to a recent survey of more than 40,000 young people by Mission Australia. Another survey conducted by the Australian Psychological Society this year indicated that while stress levels were on the rise, that eating was the fifth most common strategy that people used to [...]
