Generation Next Blog

April 2009

Sexualisation of Girls in the Media- American Psychological Association

By |2012-08-17T17:03:00+10:00April 4th, 2009|Categories: Science & Research, Uncategorized|Tags: , |

Journalists, child advocacy organizations, parents, and psychologists have argued that the sexualization of girls is a broad and increasing problem and is harmful to girls.The APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls was formed in response to these expressions of public concern. There are several components to sexualization, and these set it apart from [...]

American Academy of Paediatrics Reccommendations for TV and Young People

By |2012-08-17T19:27:18+10:00April 4th, 2009|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol|Tags: , , |

Limit children's total media time (with entertainment media) to no more than 1 to 2 hours of quality programming per day. Remove television sets from children's bedrooms. Discourage television viewing for children younger than 2 years, and encourage more interactive activities that will promote proper brain development, such as talking, playing, singing, and reading together. Monitor the shows [...]

Adolescence, pornography and harm

By |2009-04-03T14:05:54+11:00April 3rd, 2009|Categories: Cybersafety|Tags: , , |

From the introduction to an Australian Institute of Criminology discussion paper: "The probability that a young person will have exposure to pornography prior to the age of 18 - the legal age in Australia at which it is permissible to view and purchase such materials - is very high. Concern exists, among both parents and [...]

March 2009

Introduction to Generation Next

By |2009-03-30T21:17:51+11:00March 30th, 2009|Categories: Cybersafety|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Generation Next will focus on providing essential and up to date information for parents , teachers and carers about problems relating to drugs and alcohol, cybersafety, mental health and related issues that affect young people and on constructive solutions to these problems. Presenters for the series include: Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, adolescent psychologist and media columnist, [...]

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