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The Mission Australia survey of Australian young people consistently indicates that body image more is more troubling to them than issues such as the environment and discrimination. We are now seeing primary school aged children dieting in order to bring their appearance more in line with expectations set by the media. Below is an example of how [...]
Great article about the use of sexualisation of women and chilren in advertising. Read it and tell reccommend it to others! Stop making sex objects of women and kids - mUmBRELLA.
There is now a growing realization that while it is true that negative thoughts and feelings are bad for you, forcing oneself to have positive thoughts and feelings doesn’t seem to have the opposite effect. In fact there are many health professionals who complain that they are often called upon to deal with the fall [...]
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, here is a website that specialises in good news stories. The site is more or less a reaction to the fact that most news outlets are relentlessly depressing. The antidote is of course to focus on good news. In this respect it's an important development, [...]
Many schools and other organisations will go through the experience of having one of their young people attempt or complete a suicide. All people can help young people experiencing suicidal thoughts by providing emotional and practical support. Here's a useful website that offers practical advice about warning signs, intervention strategies, triggers, myths and facts. http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Youth_suicide_prevention_the_warning_signs [...]
Great story about reform of a skinhead. Many young people, especially males, are drawn to extremist ideas and gangs. We need to educate them about the reality of these organisations and provide more constructive options.Here's a real life story about a leading skinhead gang member who came to his senses..... Bryon Widner's Face Removed Of [...]
Currently Dr Ramesh and his team are involved in developing meditation programs for school-age children, which are already generating impressive outcomes with both teachers and students noticing the remarkable benefits. Year three children who were given 10 minutes of meditation a day enjoyed the activity and their teacher noted they were more calm and focussed. [...]
Here's a free lecture at Sydney Uni. Special Guest Lecturer: Gregor Henderson, independent adviser in mental health and wellbeing, Scotland, UK. This lecture explores what emerging public health policy, with its focus on wellbeing and social action, may have to offer our individual and collective responses to mental illness and mental health and to creating [...]
Melinda Tankard Reist just pointed this book review out to me and asked for a comment No taboos in Krissy Kneen's artistic threesome | The Australian. So here it is: The "erotica" section in bookstores and publishers is a growing trend designed to accommodate a new genre of sophisticated pornography. The paperback format gives it a semblence [...]
BBC News - IQ 'can change in teenage years'. Hi, fascinating article that explains a lot about teenagers and provides some scientific basis for not being too quick to judge our young people: "We have a tendency to assess children and determine the course of their education relatively early in life. "But here we have [...]
