Society & Culture

Careless Teenagers

Brad and Fiona were just your typical 17 year olds. Brad worked at the local service station and Fiona didn’t work at school. Brad was out to prove his manhood and Fiona was out to prove to her friends that she wasn’t frigid and she could bed a man as well as the best of [...]

The Cyber-villification of Melinda Tankard Reist – The Industry Hits Back at a Campaigner that Keeps Them Honest

Over the past few weeks many of us have watched with concern a snowballing campaign of vilification against Melinda Tankard Reist, her public work as an advocate for women and girls and for society as a whole. Much of this has occurred online using all manner of cyber harrassment perpetrated by trolls and pseudo-experts. Their gutless cyber threats [...]

Raise your own kids, teachers say

A major Herald Sun survey of Victorian teachers found three-quarters believe parents have unreasonable expectations about the school's role in raising kids.And the stresses are showing, with nearly half of teachers surveyed admitting they had considered resigning over the past 12 months. via We've had enough, it's time to raise your own kids, teachers say [...]

By |2012-08-17T18:43:32+10:00January 30th, 2012|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: |0 Comments

The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families- AAP Statement

Using social media Web sites is among the most common activity of today's children and adolescents. Any Web site that allows social interaction is considered a social media site, including social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter; gaming sites and virtual worlds such as Club Penguin, Second Life, and the Sims; video sites [...]

By |2012-08-17T19:32:10+10:00January 28th, 2012|Categories: Cybersafety, Society & Culture|Tags: , , |1 Comment

Phones, Teens and Sleep

As we come to realise how important good quality sleep is for both health and education, we find that many teens are compromising on sleep in order to stay connected to friends via their mobile phones! Pillow talk wearing phone-obsessed teens out | Herald Sun.

20% of Young People Happy if Christmas Cancelled

A recent Headspace survey revealed how Australian young people felt about the recent christmas season: Only half of young people would be disappointed if Christmas got cancelled, while one in five would actually be relieved; One third said Chrismas made them feel worse than usual, while one third said it made them feel better, and one [...]

‘Pornographic’ stationery for schoolchildren

It's no coincidence that the company promoting pornified school stationery is owned by Cotton On, which was itself criticised for selling sexualised clothing for toddlers. Anger over 'pornographic' stationery for schoolchildren | Herald Sun.

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