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Dominique Browning discusses the reactions of friends and family to the recent suicide of Mary Richardson Kennedy and some of the common misconceptions about suicidal depression.In particular, she focuses on the sense of surprise some people feel when a loved one commits suicide. In her insightful article, she asks: “Is it possible that friends can [...]
Neuroscience exploded into the education conversation more than 20 years ago, in step with the evolution of personal computers and the rise of the Internet, and policymakers hoped medical discoveries could likewise help doctors and teachers understand the "hard wiring" of the brain. That conception of how the brain works, exacerbated by the difficulty in [...]
Faced with slowing growth in its advertising business, Facebook is considering throwing open its social network to children, in the hope that their parents will pay for games and other content on the site. The plan is also designed to limit the company's legal risk over the already-widespread use of the site by minors, millions [...]
When psychiatrists, psychologists and other clinicians discuss the use and overuse of computer-based technologies in schoolchildren and young people, it is tempting to assume that there is a near-exclusive focus on the negative, pathological and undesirable aspects of this rapidly evolving domain. Such pop-cultural terms like ‘internet addiction’, ‘cyberbullying’ and ‘sexting’, seen in the media [...]
In last month’s newsletter we looked at how the powerful chemicals that drive stress responses in the mind and body can be very detrimental to young people. Before looking at how to combat stress and at the risk of appearing repetitive it is pertinent to reiterate a few points; Stressors are highly individualistic in nature [...]
In many cases, schools deal with these matters in-house, counselling the participants and doing their best to re-call the images. In some cases, police are called. They have two options: use their discretion to warn those involved or press charges. But in Victoria, there are no laws written with teen sexters in mind. ''Pressing charges'' [...]
Voltaire captured this new conception of happiness when he said: “Earthly paradise is here where I am,” and that if paradise is here where I am, then happiness is here and now, not yesterday, and even less in some hypothetical future. Throughout the twentieth century, hedonism’s claims grew ever stronger influenced by Freudianism, feminism, and [...]
While high levels of emotional intelligence can help individuals navigate the ups and downs of daily life, the perception of high emotional intelligence (EI) can cause them to overestimate their ability to detect deception. EI refers to the ability to perceive, control and evaluate emotions. Some researchers suggest that emotional intelligence can be learned and [...]
Nearly 1500 people have signed an online petition, ''Stop the Lingerie Football League in Australia'', and the Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy, warned the league was an assault on sport.''Our daughters deserve more,'' she said. ''The LFL is about giving viewers an opportunity to perve on women in gear that looks like it's come from [...]
In last month’s Girlfriend Review, https://www.generationnext.com.au//2012/04/girl-mag-watch-girlfriend-magazine-april-2012/ I outlined the disturbing findings of the magazine’s annual body image survey. Our young women still despise their bodies, despite GF’s own positive body image initiatives, which I’ve argued, never really went far enough. So it was refreshing to see in May’s issue a strong case for exposing systems [...]
