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SPECIAL REPORT: Building Resilience Post Pandemic

Unfortunately, the mental health of young people has been significantly impacted by the pandemic. As many families settle back into pre-COVID routines, there seems to be a pervasive sense of optimism about what lies ahead. Unfortunately, children...
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Kids are Hardwired to be Negative...You can change that!

Overcoming negativity in children is possible if you understand why humans are naturally negative, it is easier to make kids naturally more positive – this article contains 6 tips that will help. Kids are hardwired to be negative. We all are. Back...
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Positive Psychology

In the past few years, there has been an explosion in books and courses about happiness. Brain science has progressed more in the past decade than in the previous hundred years, allowing us to understand the biological bases of human emotion...
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7 Ways to Raise a Well-Rounded Child

Research conducted by Carol Dweck, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, and a leading researcher in the field of achievement and success, discovered that a person's mindset can influence their behavior. When it comes to parenting,...
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Managing Technology In The Home

As our children are spending more time connected to others via technology in the home, leading internet safety expert Brett Lee shares 5 key principles as a guide for parents to manage technology in the home environment. Brett-Lee-5-Principles.pdf...
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SPECIAL REPORT: Parenting Styles - What type of parent are you?

Raising children can bring great joy as you watch them grow and develop into unique individuals. The relationship parents and caregivers have with their children will have a huge influence on their lives. Most parents learn about parenting ‘on the...
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SPECIAL REPORT: Vaping & E-Cigarettes

Vaping is becoming a trendy pastime that is growing in popularity across Australia, especially amongst teenagers. It is the act of inhaling a vapour created by an electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette. Many teenagers are succumbing to peer pressure...
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Helping Students Find the Truth in Social Media

High school students are one with their smartphones, their nimble thumbs tapping their thoughts and desires for posting on social media accounts. As they access platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Twitter, and Facebook, students read, view...
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How to Help Teens Put Less Pressure on Themselves

Many teens feel like they aren’t good enough unless they are at the top of their class and excel in their sport of choice and are the best at the instrument they play and have a ton of friends and have hundreds of “likes” on whatever they post… you...
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Breathing To Reduce Stress

Breathing is an automatic function of the body that is controlled by the respiratory centre of the brain. When we feel stressed, our breathing rate and pattern change as part of the ‘fight-or-flight’ response. Fortunately, we also have the power to...
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