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Gabrielle Wilcox, University of Calgary Supporting student mental health and well-being has become a priority for schools. This was the case even prior to the increased signs of child and youth mental health adversity in and after the pandemic. Supporting student mental health is important because students of all ages can experience stressors that negatively [...]
Bethany Devenish, Monash University; Ana Mantilla, Monash University, and Nicole Rinehart, Monash University Why does one child experience excitement at the thought of starting the school year while another experiences debilitating anxiety? It’s rarely one thing and is often a combination of factors, including a child’s temperament and self-confidence; their previous experiences at school, kinder [...]
Shani Sniedze, Australian Council for Educational Research As the school year hits the half-way mark, many Year 6 students and their families will be starting to think more about the move to high school next year. Moving to secondary school is a big change for young people. In addition to hearing stories – good and [...]
Join Andrew Fuller as he chats with guest Dr Arne Rubinstein on the rites of passage in young people. Rites of passage and how this applies to young people How young people deal with difficult times during teenage-hood and transitioning to adulthood Strategies to include parents in the rites of passage transition for young people [...]
Andrew Kingsford-Smith, UNSW Sydney; Hoa Nguyen, UNSW Sydney; Rebecca J Collie, UNSW Sydney, and Tony Loughland, UNSW Sydney Australia is in the grips of a teacher shortage “crisis” according to Education Minister Jason Clare. Federal education department modelling shows there will be a high school teacher shortfall of about 4,000 by 2025. Media reports [...]
Sophie King-Hill, University of Birmingham Government research suggests that the sexual harassment of girls by boys is extremely widespread in English schools. The highest rates of reports of sexual abuse by people under 25 come from girls aged 15 to 17. The government’s Women and Equalities Committee recently emphasised the need to combat misogyny through [...]
Victoria Whitington, University of South Australia Young children love to play with their mums and dads. But for busy parents, it’s often the last thing they feel like doing. Running a home and family, doing paid work and trying to squeeze in some personal time mean parents don’t have a lot of time or energy [...]
Caio Seguin, Indiana University and Andrew Zalesky, The University of Melbourne Through a vast network of nerve fibres, electrical signals are constantly travelling across the brain. This complicated activity is what ultimately gives rise to our thoughts, emotions and behaviours – but also possibly to mental health and neurological problems when things go wrong. Brain [...]
Na Li, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University; Pengfei Song, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, and Xiaojun Zhang, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Students’ success and happiness can be improved by building their self-belief – their perception of their capacity to complete a challenging task. In a study with 763 students at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China, we found that students with [...]
Genevieve McArthur, Australian Catholic University Australian children are facing some big challenges. NAPLAN data shows about one in three students in years 3 to 9 are behind in reading-related skills. It is also estimated about one in seven children have poor mental health. Until recently, most people assumed these were separate problems. However, there is [...]
