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We all know the Internet is a fantastic way of finding other people who have interests and passions just like you. No matter how obscure or niche your passion you no longer need to feel [...]

The old saying “Sticks and stones may beak my bones, but names will never hurt me” has been long acknowledged as less than accurate. Name calling and teasing can have real and very damaging [...]

I am sure many of us have been there before.  You are running out of time, you have long since passed the point of being tired, and you still have a lot more to do! Whether it was for study, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Just to add to my growing collection of “research that confirms the bleeding obvious” posts, I submit this study that confirms – teenage boys eat a lot -even more than girls! I [...]