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Both the medical and teaching professions are learning more about the damaging effects of ‘sexting’ and cyber bullying. They are also learning how to deal with the impact that new technologies are having on teenagers. Leading experts including Cyber safety expert Susan McLean, adolescent psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg and medical professional Dr Ramesh Manocha have come [...]
A recent study Impact of Delaying School Start Time on Adolescent Sleep, Mood, and Behaviour published in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine looks at how the sleep patterns of young people change during adolescence and how these changes can affect their overall wellbeing. Timothy Olds, professor in the school of health sciences at the [...]
A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald by columnist Miranda Devine was a hard read; the very subject matter curdled the stomach and made the insides squirm in an effort to escape it. The subject matter was paedophiles and how easily they gain both the trust of parents and access to the innocent children [...]
Net Savvy profiles different websites and people that provide resources and information for parents, carers and teaching professionals on a range of issues which affect our youth today. Inyahead is a website which features the work of Andrew Fuller. Andrew recently spoke at the Generation Next Seminar in Sydney. He is a Fellow of the Department [...]
76% of teenage girls choose an image that is thinner than themselves as their ideal 68% of 15 year old girls are on a diet The Federal Youth Minister, Kate Ellis has launched a new government initiative aimed at addressing the issues that surround using scrawny models on the catwalk and in magazines. This new [...]
6 Australians take their lives by suicide every day 65,000 attempted suicides each year 1 suicide every 4 hours 1 attempted suicide every 8 minutes It is a tragic thing when someone takes their own life. To feel so desperate inside that they opted for total oblivion as the only way out is not how [...]
7% of children have had pictures or video of themselves posted online without their permission The growing trend in sexting among young people is reaching new heights with cases in both SA and WA of children as young as 12 years old producing and distributing graphic images of other children. Yet more teenagers have been caught downloading [...]
• 10% of computer users are addicted to games • Computer game addictions lead to mental health issues More and more teenagers are immersing themselves in a virtual world. Leaving reality behind them they are becoming increasingly addicted to computer games. This has led to some medical facilities offering full time treatment to young people who show signs [...]
87% of young people happier when they have quality time with their dads Research in the UK has found that young people who have the opportunity to spend quality time with their fathers on “most days’ are happier and more well balanced compared to those who don’t. The Children’s Society released findings by the British [...]
Leading child psychologist and Generation Next speaker Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, has taken a stand and thrown down the gauntlet to Bonds in response to their soft cup bra for 8 year olds which has just hit the shops. "I call on the company to withdraw the product and if they don't, urge all parents to [...]
