Posted in Parents, Underage Drinking on Sep 30th, 2009 4 Comments »
This week we learned some hard facts about teen drug and alcohol consumption when Western Australia released its figures for the Australian School Students Alcohol and Drug Survey. Teens, especially girls, are drinking alcohol at damaging levels.
More than a quarter of students aged 12-17 had drunk alcohol in the past week. More than a quarter [...]
Posted in Underage Drinking on Aug 28th, 2008 No Comments »
In a number of past posts we have discussed the binge drinking epidemic in our youth:
Let’s get smashed – a South Australian perspective
Getting Trashed is so hot right now
I discovered the following series of short films on site www.2much2lose.com. I believe they will be great catalyst for conversation.
The films are all part of a teen [...]
Posted in Body Image, Friendship, Media, Parents, Resources, Schools, Sexualisation of children on Aug 22nd, 2008 3 Comments »
This week I want to share extracts from “Teenage Mental health: girls shout out!”, the third research report recently released by GirlGuiding UK:
Teenage mental health: Girls shout out! is an investigation into girls’ experiences of both hard-to manage and challenging feelings and recognised mental health problems. The report considers a new generation of potential triggers for [...]
Posted in Cyber world / Bullying, Underage Drinking on Jul 17th, 2008 9 Comments »
Guest post written by Enlighten Eduaction’s Program Manager for South Australia, Jane Higgins.
What is really happening to our young people when they drink themselves into unconsciousness? Why do they feel the need to do this? What is missing from their lives?
According to recent media headlines, youth binge drinking has risen to epidemic proportions. The Australian Institute of [...]
Posted in Body Image, Bullying, Cyber world / Bullying, Friendship, Magazines, Media, Parents, Plastic Surgery, Schools, Underage Drinking on Apr 29th, 2008 6 Comments »
AND the importance of moving beyond finger pointing.
Queensland school girls have formed an exclusive club, known as Club 21, which encourages members to be ranked between 1 and 21 based on their thinness, good looks, binge drinking escapades and popularity with boys. This number is then drawn on their hand for all to see.
The club [...]
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