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Here are some tips from the National Sleep Foundation on how to make sure a young person gets enough good quality sleep. Set and stick to a sleep schedule. Try to get your teenager to go to bed and wake up at the same times each day. Expose them to bright light in the morning [...]
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) recently released its 2011 Sleep in America Poll, Exploring Connections with Communications Technology use and Sleep. The poll found that many teenagers from Generation Z (13 to 18 year olds) are using some type of electronic device like a television, computer, video game or mobile phone in the bedroom during [...]
A survey of 16-17 year old WA school students found: 43.3% reported ‘One of the main reasons I drink is to get drunk’. 66.3% reported ‘It is ok to get drunk occasionally’. 50.1% reported ‘Drinking is the best way of relaxing’.* During the time it took to conduct the above survey in WA schools, 46,957 [...]
A number of concerned organisations and experts have come together to hold a forum called Right2childhood to examine the convergence of sex, violence, media, commerce and popular culture. It explores the impact on our children and what we can do about it. When: 9am-5pm, Friday, April 29, 2011 Where: Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney CBD Many child development [...]
225% increase in oral cancer cases in the USA since 1974 50% of sexually active Americans will get HPV at some point* Research in the USA has found that in America oral cancer due to the human papillomaviruses (HPV) infection is now more common than oral cancer from tobacco use. Maura Gillison of Ohio State University [...]
71% of fathers spend less than 4hrs a day ‘parenting’ their children 78 % of fathers would like to spend more time with their children 59% of mothers would like to spend more time with their children* The results of a study recently published in the journal Early Child Development and Care has found that [...]
The McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth (MCAAY) This website outlines the aims of the McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth (MCAAY) which is a charitable organisation established in September 2010 with the aim of reducing levels of drinking, harmful drinking and alcohol problems among young people. The Key objectives of [...]
Billy Ray Cyrus regrets the fame and fortune his daughter, Miley, found on the Disney TV show Hannah Montana. He credits the fame, fortune and lifestyle that her celebrity status has led to as a major factor in the breakdown of his own marriage and the destruction of his family life. He told GQ Magazine [...]
25% of 14 to 19 year olds put themselves at risk of alcohol related harm each month 70% of 14 to 19 year olds drink alcohol despite being underage* The NSW Ambulance Service has figures indicating that 3 children a day in NSW get so drunk that they need the services of an ambulance. The under-18s treated [...]
Useful link: BBC Radio 4 regularly broadcasts Teenage Kicks which looks at youth issues. Go to BBC Radio 4 to check out when it next airs While researching a BBC Radio 4 documentary for the program Teenage Kicks, producer Lizz Pearson uncovered some very disturbing views held by teenagers regarding what is and is not [...]
