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TV can be educational but social media likely harms mental health: what 70 years of research tells us about children and screens
TV can be educational but social media likely harms mental health: what 70 years of research tells us about children and screens

Mental Health & Wellbeing, Screen Use, Social Media

TV can be educational but social media likely harms mental health: what 70 years of research tells us about children and screens

Taren Sanders, Australian Catholic University; Chris Lonsdale, Australian Catholic University; Michael Noetel, The University of Queensland, and Philip D Parker, Australian Catholic University Ask any parent and it’s likely they’ll tell you they’re worried about their kids’ screen time. A 2021 poll found it was Australian parents’ number one health concern for their kids – [...]

By Generation Next|2024-03-20T09:56:25+11:00March 7th, 2024|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Screen Use, Social Media|Tags: Article|0 Comments

The GN podcast with Andrew Fuller: Virtual Autism – Technology and the developing brain of young people
The GN podcast with Andrew Fuller: Virtual Autism – Technology and the developing brain of young people

Mental Health & Wellbeing, Podcast, Social and Emotional Learning, Technology

The GN podcast with Andrew Fuller: Virtual Autism – Technology and the developing brain of young people

Join Andrew Fuller as he chats with guest Dr Rachael Sharman on virtual autism and the effects of technology on the human brain in the developing minds of young people. Adolescents and young children in a technology dependent world Is there a link between mental illness and technology? Effects of over-exposure to screen time in [...]

By Generation Next|2024-02-19T14:49:12+11:00February 19th, 2024|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Podcast, Social and Emotional Learning, Technology|Tags: podcast|0 Comments

Wean your teen (or child) off the screen
Wean your teen (or child) off the screen

Screen Use, Technology

Wean your teen (or child) off the screen

Download PDF here! Imagine for a moment that we were doing a hypnosis session. The imagery of the session absorbs your mind, you feel calm and safe. You are on a delightful inner journey. There may be challenges to encounter that absorb you and enchant you and you may be on a quest to [...]

By Guest Author|2024-01-29T12:18:09+11:00January 24th, 2024|Categories: Screen Use, Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

20% of young people who forwarded nudes say they had permission – but only 8% gave it. Why the gap?
20% of young people who forwarded nudes say they had permission – but only 8% gave it. Why the gap?

Technology

20% of young people who forwarded nudes say they had permission – but only 8% gave it. Why the gap?

Elizabeth Mary Clancy, Deakin University and Bianca Klettke, Deakin University The sending and receiving of intimate images and videos is increasingly becoming a part of people’s sexual relationships – particularly for teenagers and young adults. Image-based “sexting” has steadily increased over the past few years. Aggregated data from population-representative studies in the United States, which [...]

By Generation Next|2023-09-12T12:00:11+10:00September 12th, 2023|Categories: Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Can machines be self-aware? New research explains how this could happen
Can machines be self-aware? New research explains how this could happen

Society & Culture, Technology

Can machines be self-aware? New research explains how this could happen

Michael Timothy Bennett, Australian National University To build a machine, one must know what its parts are and how they fit together. To understand the machine, one needs to know what each part does and how it contributes to its function. In other words, one should be able to explain the “mechanics” of how it [...]

By Generation Next|2023-08-21T16:35:05+10:00August 14th, 2023|Categories: Society & Culture, Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Teenage brains are drawn to popular social media challenges – here’s how parents can get their kids to think twice
Teenage brains are drawn to popular social media challenges – here’s how parents can get their kids to think twice

Cybersafety, Technology

Teenage brains are drawn to popular social media challenges – here’s how parents can get their kids to think twice

Elisa M. Trucco, Florida International University and Julie Cristello, Florida International University Viral social media trends started innocently enough. In the early 2010s there was planking, the “Harlem Shake” dance and lip syncing to Carly Rae Jepsen’s summer anthem “Call Me Maybe.” Then came the ice bucket challenge, which raised an estimated US$115 million for [...]

By Generation Next|2023-06-15T14:49:33+10:00May 26th, 2023|Categories: Cybersafety, Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

‘Kidfluencer’ culture is harming kids in several ways – and there’s no meaningful regulation of it
‘Kidfluencer’ culture is harming kids in several ways – and there’s no meaningful regulation of it

Cybersafety, Social Media, Society & Culture, Technology

‘Kidfluencer’ culture is harming kids in several ways – and there’s no meaningful regulation of it

Catherine Jane Archer, Edith Cowan University and Kate Delmo, University of Technology Sydney Parents share content of their children for myriad reasons, including to connect with friends and family, and to seek validation or support. However, some parents also do this for commercial gain. They manage their children as social media “kidfluencers” – allowing them [...]

By Generation Next|2023-06-15T14:49:16+10:00May 26th, 2023|Categories: Cybersafety, Social Media, Society & Culture, Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

How digital devices can become weapons in our relationships
How digital devices can become weapons in our relationships

Technology

How digital devices can become weapons in our relationships

Associate Professor Bridget Harris, Dr Cynthia Brown, Dr Dana McKay and Dr Renee Fiolet According to the World Health Organization, intimate partner violence (IPV) is an international crisis that significantly impacts on the health, wellbeing and safety of people (mostly women). While technology has become essential part of living a convenient, connected and empowered [...]

By Generation Next|2023-06-15T14:48:58+10:00May 26th, 2023|Categories: Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Social media addiction disrupts the sleep, moods and social activities of teens and young adults
Social media addiction disrupts the sleep, moods and social activities of teens and young adults

Mental Health & Wellbeing, Sleep, Technology

Social media addiction disrupts the sleep, moods and social activities of teens and young adults

Linda Pagani, Université de Montréal; Amélie Gilker Beauchamp, Université de Montréal; Beatrice Necsa, Université de Montréal; Benoit Gauthier, Université de Montréal; Kianoush Harandian, Université de Montréal, and Laurie-Anne Kosak, Université de Montréal It took a half century for the first American Surgeon General Report to establish the link between tobacco and lung cancer. In response, [...]

By Generation Next|2023-05-03T14:16:01+10:00April 27th, 2023|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Sleep, Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Taking a critical look at cancel culture
Taking a critical look at cancel culture

Social Media, Technology

Taking a critical look at cancel culture

The recent decision of the major law firm MinterEllison to sever ties with the Adelaide Festival because it invited two Palestinian writers whose views the firm finds objectionable is one of many recent examples of “cancel culture”. In Australia, they also include promoters cancelling tours of bands accused of far-right sympathies, and of bands cancelling themselves because [...]

By Generation Next|2023-03-29T16:07:26+11:00March 29th, 2023|Categories: Social Media, Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments