In my last post I outlined what eating disorders are and how prevalent they are within western countries, particularly Australia. The onset of eating disorders occurs most of the time during [...]
When I was a youth worker some of the most common issues I encountered when working with female teenagers were eating disorders. Eating disorders were also some of the least understood issues by [...]
The science, or is that art, of describing, predicting and tracking generations has been an obsession of many within our youth obsessed, marketing driven, economy for over half a century. The [...]
Given the events of the past week here in Australia, (we have just got a new Prime Minister) I have been thinking about politics and how teenagers engage with politics. The adolescent task of [...]
Found this video today about a topic that has been rummaging around in my head for a while – Is Lady Gaga this generation’s Madonna? Does the answer tell us anything about teenagers [...]
In previous posts I have discussed alcohol use amongst teens and the connection between parents and teenage alcohol use. In this post I thought I would look more specifically at heavy drinking [...]
It can be easy to stereotype when talking about demographic groupings. It is no different for those of us who talk about teenagers all day – we can generalise from time to time. So in order to [...]
In the previous post I suggested that being in control of our selves as adults is better starting point for building healthy relationships with our teenagers. In this post I want to briefly [...]
Everywhere I look on the internet there are articles and courses available to enable parents to control their teenager. There is a lot less material around about being ‘in control’ as a parent. [...]
I think this is the type of headline no Dad wants to read. Most of us Dads would be happy for our girls to start puberty at about 15, and then start finding boys interesting at about 21. So the [...]
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