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Girlfriend May Review: injects some much needed reality, but doesn’t go all the way

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 [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2012-08-17T18:30:26+10:00May 29th, 2012|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: generation next, Girlfriend, Magazines, Positive Psychology, wellbeing, young people, youth|1 Comment

Teacher wellbeing

How often do we consider student wellbeing or welfare at school? My guess is that it would feature highly in the ethos of your school. At the very least there would be a conscious effort to ensure kids were doing “ok”, and reaching out to those considered “at risk” – whatever that risk may be. [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2012-08-17T18:31:37+10:00May 29th, 2012|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: children, generation next, Positive Psychology, Teacher, wellbeing, young people, youth|0 Comments

Parents targeted in teen booze crackdown

Police will be given new powers to stop parents turning a blind eye to under-age drinking, making it a criminal offence to host house parties where alcohol is consumed by under-18s. Under the plan being pushed by the O'Farrell government to make it easier for police to fight the teenage booze culture, adults would face [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2012-08-17T18:32:09+10:00May 27th, 2012|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol, Society & Culture|Tags: alcohol, Booze, generation next, Teens, wellbeing, young people, youth|0 Comments

Stress and the mind of young people

Are you feeling stressed? Are you aware that the World Health Organisation estimates that by 2020, stress related deaths will be second only to cardio-vascular disease? It is also important to remember also that cardio-vascular problems have been linked to stress. You may also be interested in knowing that the impact of stress can be [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2012-08-17T18:34:55+10:00May 21st, 2012|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol, Science & Research|Tags: children, generation next, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, wellbeing, young people, youth|0 Comments

Education as crime prevention

Approximately 5000 young people per year have their first contact with the juvenile justice system, but of particular concern is the rate of recidivism of those juveniles brought before the courts. Of the 4938 juveniles who came before NSW courts in 1999, over 2600 of them reoffended, on average four times before 2010. For Indigenous [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2012-08-17T17:50:08+10:00May 21st, 2012|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol|Tags: children, crime, education, generation next, wellbeing, young people, youth|0 Comments

Em-pa-thy

By the age of two, children normally begin to display the fundamental behaviors of empathy by having an emotional response that corresponds with another person. Sometimes, toddlers will comfort others or show concern for them as early as age two. So, why do adults in the workplace show little or no empathy to others? Many [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2012-08-17T17:31:14+10:00May 21st, 2012|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: children, empathy, generation next, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, wellbeing, young people, youth|0 Comments

Net porn exposure linked to risky sex

Studies are showing an increasing link between internet porn and risky sexual behaviour in young teens, researchers say. And with nearly one-third of Australian children exposed to online porn by the time they are 16, the internet is exerting new pressures on teens when it comes to making decisions about sex. An editorial published in [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2012-08-17T17:31:31+10:00May 21st, 2012|Categories: Cybersafety, Society & Culture|Tags: children, generation next, Mental Health, porn, Positive Psychology, wellbeing, young people, youth|3 Comments

Facebook resisters: why millions refuse to like social media giant

More than 900 million people worldwide check their Facebook accounts at least once a month, but millions more are Facebook holdouts. They say they don't want Facebook. They insist they don't need Facebook. They say they're living life just fine without the long-forgotten acquaintances that the world's largest social network sometimes resurrects. They are the [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2012-08-17T17:31:55+10:00May 18th, 2012|Categories: Cybersafety|Tags: children, facebook, generation next, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, wellbeing, young people, youth|0 Comments

Light relief – school ‘failed to get me into law’

A FORMER student who is suing Geelong Grammar School says she decided to seek damages after she failed to qualify for her preferred university course. Rose Ashton-Weir, 18, alleges Geelong Grammar gave her inadequate academic support, particularly in maths. Seeking compensation in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, she said her final secondary school score [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2012-08-17T17:32:24+10:00May 18th, 2012|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: children, generation next, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, school, wellbeing, young people, youth|0 Comments

Study exposes secret world of porn addiction

A major study from the University of Sydney has shed light on the secret world of excessive porn viewing and the devastating effect it has on users and their families. Dr Gomathi Sitharthan of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor Raj Sitharthan from the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Sydney conducted an [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2012-08-17T17:32:36+10:00May 17th, 2012|Categories: Science & Research|Tags: children, generation next, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, wellbeing, young people, youth|0 Comments