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‘Anorexia coach’: sexual predators online are targeting teens wanting to lose weight. Platforms are looking the other way
‘Anorexia coach’: sexual predators online are targeting teens wanting to lose weight. Platforms are looking the other way

Sexual Assault, Social Media

‘Anorexia coach’: sexual predators online are targeting teens wanting to lose weight. Platforms are looking the other way

Suku Sukunesan, Swinburne University of Technology There’s no shortage of people online looking to exploit and manipulate the vulnerable among us. One such group is anorexia coaches, or “anacoaches”. They are typically middle-aged, male sexual predators who go online to find impressionable young people to exploit under the guise of providing weight-loss “coaching”. I have [...]

By Generation Next|2021-08-06T13:17:15+10:00July 26th, 2021|Categories: Sexual Assault, Social Media|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Getting Involved
Getting Involved

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Getting Involved

Dr Andi Horvath and Professor Sarah Wilson The COVID-19 pandemic has caused uncertainty and stress for so many university students. So how can universities support and reach out to students? And how do students build up their resilience? Professor Sarah Wilson is the Pro Vice-Chancellor Student Life at the University of Melbourne and an internationally [...]

By Generation Next|2021-08-06T13:17:15+10:00July 26th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Article|0 Comments

TikTok captures your face
TikTok captures your face

Mental Health & Wellbeing, Social Media, Technology

TikTok captures your face

Dr Niels Wouters and Professor Jeannie Marie Paterson With more than one billion users since 2017, TikTok is one of the fastest-growing social networks. Its audience base is rapidly expanding beyond Gen Z’s early adopters, now including boomers and retirees. Despite its growth, TikTok has been unable to stop a stream of rumours and leaks. [...]

By Generation Next|2021-08-06T13:17:15+10:00July 26th, 2021|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Social Media, Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

More sleep, less traffic: here’s what we know about the benefits of staggered school start (and finish) times
More sleep, less traffic: here’s what we know about the benefits of staggered school start (and finish) times

Education, Sleep

More sleep, less traffic: here’s what we know about the benefits of staggered school start (and finish) times

Ken Purnell, CQUniversity Australia New South Wales recently announced it would trial different start and finish times for various year levels in primary schools. The reported aims include reducing traffic congestion and providing more flexibility to certain families, including shift workers. In Queensland, principals already have the option to stagger the start of their school [...]

By Generation Next|2021-08-06T13:17:16+10:00July 26th, 2021|Categories: Education, Sleep|Tags: Article|0 Comments

7 tips for making masks work in the classroom
7 tips for making masks work in the classroom

Education

7 tips for making masks work in the classroom

David Roy, University of Newcastle and Jill Duncan, University of Newcastle With more infectious variants of the COVID-19 virus emerging, teachers and students have been required to wear masks in high school classrooms. It was mandatory in Greater Sydney and all of Victoria before the recent switch to remote learning under lockdowns. Mask wearing has [...]

By Generation Next|2021-08-06T13:17:16+10:00July 26th, 2021|Categories: Education|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Invasion or reconciliation: What matters in the Australian curriculum?
Invasion or reconciliation: What matters in the Australian curriculum?

Education

Invasion or reconciliation: What matters in the Australian curriculum?

Another Australian curriculum review, and yet more politicians balk at the word “invasion”. The conservative political outcry follows the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority’s recent proposal that First Nations peoples’ experience of British colonisation be recognised and taught as invasion. The Federal Minister for Education, Alan Tudge, responded to the proposal by saying: “Honour[ing] [...]

By Generation Next|2021-08-06T13:17:16+10:00July 12th, 2021|Categories: Education|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Let there be light – but make sure it’s the natural, healthy kind
Let there be light – but make sure it’s the natural, healthy kind

Screen Use, Sleep, Technology

Let there be light – but make sure it’s the natural, healthy kind

“This is just the beginning,” says Associate Professor Sean Cain. He’s talking about a small light sensor device – in prototype – that he believes could revolutionise the mysterious science of sleep, and its effect on the human mind and body. The Monash University “circadian biologist” specifically examines how different kinds of light affect our [...]

By Generation Next|2021-08-06T13:17:16+10:00July 12th, 2021|Categories: Screen Use, Sleep, Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Young Australians faced unique challenges even before the pandemic. Neglecting them jeopardises the country’s future.
Young Australians faced unique challenges even before the pandemic. Neglecting them jeopardises the country’s future.

Society & Culture

Young Australians faced unique challenges even before the pandemic. Neglecting them jeopardises the country’s future.

George Patton, The University of Melbourne Two major reports released in the past week shine a light on Australia’s future. The fifth Intergenerational Report addressed the sustainability of the Australian government budget through to 2060 based on current economic and demographic trends. In the context of COVID-19’s disruptions to the national economy, it received much [...]

By Generation Next|2021-08-06T13:17:16+10:00July 12th, 2021|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: Article|0 Comments

The GN Podcast with Andrew Fuller: Bully Blocking – The Lack of Evidence-based Progress in this Area
The GN Podcast with Andrew Fuller: Bully Blocking – The Lack of Evidence-based Progress in this Area

Bullying, Podcast

The GN Podcast with Andrew Fuller: Bully Blocking – The Lack of Evidence-based Progress in this Area

In this episode: Why do people bully? The latest research on the effectiveness of interventions Suggestions for helping people who have been bullied Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist, Speaker and Creator of My Learning Strengths Guest: Evelyn M. Field OAM, Psychologist; Best-selling Author; Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society www.bullying.com.au Total [...]

By Generation Next|2024-01-17T15:15:28+11:00July 5th, 2021|Categories: Bullying, Podcast|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Learning Strengths and Angry or Defiant Kids
Learning Strengths and Angry or Defiant Kids

Learning

Learning Strengths and Angry or Defiant Kids

These kids can be tricky. They can dispute, defy & dismiss even the most reasonable of requests. Up to 16% of children & teens meet the diagnostic criteria for oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). I have written entire books on helping their parents support their tricky behaviours. This paper is about helping to set them up [...]

By Generation Next|2021-08-24T14:34:33+10:00March 1st, 2021|Categories: Learning|Tags: Article|1 Comment