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The GN Podcast with Andrew Fuller: Heavy metals, other environmental contaminants, the brain and children
The GN Podcast with Andrew Fuller: Heavy metals, other environmental contaminants, the brain and children

Podcast

The GN Podcast with Andrew Fuller: Heavy metals, other environmental contaminants, the brain and children

In this episode: Why you should reach for your vacuum right now! Forever chemicals and the impact on children's brains Behavioural regulation and impact on concentration and learning Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical psychologist and family therapist, speaker and creator of Learning Strengths Guest: Mark Taylor, Professor; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University [...]

By Generation Next|2022-11-21T13:24:18+11:00March 8th, 2021|Categories: Podcast|Tags: children, cleaning, contaminants, development, dust, environment, podcast, safety, soil testing|0 Comments

Children As Young As 8 Years Old Are Battling With Poor Body Image
Children As Young As 8 Years Old Are Battling With Poor Body Image

Body Image, Society & Culture

Children As Young As 8 Years Old Are Battling With Poor Body Image

Startling new research has found that Aussie kids as young as eight are suffering from poor body image, and the consequences could be catastrophic. Children as young as eight are suffering from body image issues that could have serious and long-term health consequences, startling new research has found. A study released by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has discovered a link [...]

By Generation Next|2019-02-15T10:53:47+11:00February 15th, 2019|Categories: Body Image, Society & Culture|Tags: body dissatisfaction, body image, children, hormones|0 Comments

Will Censuring Colleagues Who Work in Tech Save Kids From Screen Addiction? These Psychologists Think So
Will Censuring Colleagues Who Work in Tech Save Kids From Screen Addiction? These Psychologists Think So

Mental Health & Wellbeing, Technology

Will Censuring Colleagues Who Work in Tech Save Kids From Screen Addiction? These Psychologists Think So

In 1991, a lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco accused the company of targeting children with its “Joe Camel” ad campaign. The ads featured a cartoon camel character that the suit said lured children to become smokers. Six years later, the company settled out of court and voluntarily ended the Joe Camel campaign. This week, a [...]

By Generation Next|2021-02-22T18:02:40+11:00August 13th, 2018|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Technology|Tags: children, digital, psychologist, Social Media, tech|0 Comments

Here’s How Dads Can Help Raise Body-Positive Kids
Here’s How Dads Can Help Raise Body-Positive Kids

Mental Health & Wellbeing, Society & Culture

Here’s How Dads Can Help Raise Body-Positive Kids

Picture this: Rachel is looking at herself in the mirror, wondering if her bum looks too big. She's four, and last week she heard dad say to mum that chick from The Bachelor was looking "a little porky". It was while he was scrolling through Instagram, about to head to the gym to "work off [...]

By Generation Next|2018-08-13T10:59:21+10:00August 13th, 2018|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Society & Culture|Tags: body image, children, dad, psychologist|0 Comments

Antidepressant Prescriptions For Children On the Rise
Antidepressant Prescriptions For Children On the Rise

Mental Illness

Antidepressant Prescriptions For Children On the Rise

The number of antidepressants prescribed to children in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland has risen over the past three years, figures obtained by BBC's File on 4 reveal. In England, there was a 15% rise. Scotland saw a 10% increase. And in Northern Ireland the number rose by 6%. In total, there were 950,000 prescriptions [...]

By Generation Next|2021-03-02T18:30:17+11:00July 30th, 2018|Categories: Mental Illness|Tags: antidepressant, children, Depression, treatment|0 Comments

The Anti-Cottonwool Schools Where Kids Stare Down Risk in Favour of Nature Play
The Anti-Cottonwool Schools Where Kids Stare Down Risk in Favour of Nature Play

Mental Health & Wellbeing, Society & Culture

The Anti-Cottonwool Schools Where Kids Stare Down Risk in Favour of Nature Play

Far from wrapping children in cotton wool, a growing number of WA public schools are doing the opposite, giving their students the opportunity to race around on rollerblades, fly off ramps in crates and slide down trees. They are setting aside injury concerns to help children build resilience and squeeze in much-needed physical activity, in [...]

By Generation Next|2018-07-23T16:51:37+10:00July 23rd, 2018|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Society & Culture|Tags: activity, children, exercise, fun, nature, outdoor, play, risk, sport|0 Comments

Teaching Children why Failure MUST be an Option
Teaching Children why Failure MUST be an Option

Mental Health & Wellbeing, Mental Illness, Society & Culture

Teaching Children why Failure MUST be an Option

“Failure is not an option” is a line immortalized in the movie “Apollo 13.” The maxim was the mission ethic of NASA engineers who fought to save the damaged Apollo 13 space capsule in 1970. The line has become so emblematic of persistence in the face of catastrophe that teenagers, professionals and leaders around the world [...]

By Generation Next|2021-03-02T16:48:13+11:00June 18th, 2018|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Mental Illness, Society & Culture|Tags: children, failure, faults, succeed, teaching|0 Comments

Treatment for Depressed Kids Needs Rethink
Treatment for Depressed Kids Needs Rethink

Depression, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Mental Illness

Treatment for Depressed Kids Needs Rethink

Young people with depression should be reassured that their poor concentration and memory are often part of the illness and don't mean they're "dumb", says an expert in mental health. An Australian study has revealed widespread cognitive functioning difficulties among teens and adolescents with depression. The findings, published in the journal Neuropsychology Review, have prompted [...]

By Generation Next|2021-03-02T16:55:55+11:00June 7th, 2018|Categories: Depression, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Mental Illness|Tags: children, depressed, help, support, therapy|0 Comments

How To Raise Children Who Are Not Spoiled Brats
How To Raise Children Who Are Not Spoiled Brats

Society & Culture

How To Raise Children Who Are Not Spoiled Brats

No one wants to have – or to be around – demanding, selfish, spoiled children; those who throw tantrums or sulk when they're not given everything they want immediately. Paradoxically, the parents of such children encourage this demanding behaviour in the mistaken belief that if they give their children everything they can, their children will be [...]

By Generation Next|2018-04-13T11:47:36+10:00April 12th, 2018|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: brat, children, parent, parenting, respect, spoiled|0 Comments

How Parents’ Arguments Really Affect Their Children
How Parents’ Arguments Really Affect Their Children

Mental Health & Wellbeing, Society & Culture

How Parents’ Arguments Really Affect Their Children

It is normal for parents to argue, but the way these disagreements affect children varies greatly. What can parents and carers do to limit the harm caused by their rows? What happens at home really does affect children's long-term mental health and development. But it is not only the relationship between the parent and child [...]

By Generation Next|2018-04-09T09:07:31+10:00April 3rd, 2018|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Society & Culture|Tags: argue, children, conflict, disagree, divorce, Mental Health, parent|0 Comments