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13.5% of commercials on kids TV channels contain some form of violent, disturbing, or sexual behaviour. A recent study Commercials on Children's Television: Not So Child Friendly looked at the association between viewing commercials with aggressive and violent content on children's television with violent and antisocial behaviour later in life. Researchers looked at the content of [...]
66% of tubal infertility & 33% of ectopic pregnancies caused by Chlamydia infection. 63,000 new cases of Chlamydia Australia wide in 2009. With STD’s on the rise among sexually active young Australians, few realise the long term risks of exposing themselves to sexually transmitted diseases. Conditions like Chlamydia often go unnoticed because it does not [...]
Richard Eckersley This is a great website for resources on young people and the ever changing world we live in. It has some very useful information for both teachers and parents, especially in the area of society and culture. About Richard Eckersley Richard is an independent researcher and writer on progress, sustainability, culture, health and [...]
A new reality program Bridalsplasty is set to hit Australian screens this year. The idea behind the series is really quite repulsive. It sets young brides to be with low self esteem and body images issues against each other in a competition to change the way they look. The winner gets a major plastic surgery [...]
Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP) The Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP) is run out of the Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW in Sydney. The aim of DPMP is to create valuable new drug policy insights, ideas and interventions that will allow Australia to successfully respond to illicit drug use. The unit itself conducts multiple [...]
An article recently published in the British Psychological Society Am I too fat to be a princess? Examining the effects of popular children's media on young girls' body image looks at the effect exposure to appearance-related media has on young girls and how they see their body image. 121 girls participated between the ages of [...]
Adolescence is a time of change and it can be hard to tell the difference between "normal" teenage behaviour, and depression and anxiety. One in six young people in Australia has an anxiety disorder and around one in 16 has depression, so the chances are we all know someone who has been affected by these [...]
Shorter attention spans The need for Sensationalism Inability to empathise with others Poor sense of identity Young people who spend hours in the world of virtual relationships are at a greater risk of psychological damage according to leading UK neuroscientist, Lady Greenfield, professor of synaptic pharmacology at Lincoln College Oxford. She is urging the UK [...]
A study Time or Money: the impact of parental employment on time that four to five-year-olds spend in language-building activities, published in the Australian Journal of Labour Economics looks at how a father’s working hours impacts on family life and how this effects the time spent talking, reading and singing to children. The study noted [...]
AANA refers to the article “Boys forfeit their right to innocence as sexualisation takes hold”, published on 1st of November, and wishes to clarify the self-regulatory efforts in relation to the sexualisation of children in advertisements. The AANA Code for Advertising and Marketing Communication to Children exists to ensure that advertisers and marketers develop and [...]
