Stokedness: the art of being stoked. How many days do you wake up excited for life, stoked to be alive and take on the day’s challenges? If your answer is “often,” then congratulations! That’s an amazing way to live life — but you’re in the minority. Most people are unenthusiastic about their lives, not looking …
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The median age for boys to first view pornography is 13, while for girls it’s 16. OK, so your teen has watched porn. First, stay calm. by Megan Lim, Head of Young People’s Health Research, Burnet Institute. Unlike in previous generations, you’re unlikely to discover your adolescent’s first exposure to porn by finding a scrunched-up Playboy …
My eldest is turning 20 in a matter of months. Cue all the usual thoughts and times them by, well, 20! How on earth did that happen? It’s gone so fast We made it out of the teens As any parent of older teens knows, it didn’t really go fast and you never really make …
School mode: on. Or is it? If your teen’s routine is all out of whack they need a body clock reset. Prepare for a rough ride. The end of school holidays often is a strange mix of celebration (that’s us!), sadness (the teens) and madness (life generally). It’s a rare teen who enthusiastically gives up …
Teens are particularly drawn to rewards, including eating tasty foods high in fat and sugar. The effect of sugar on teenage brains can be significant. The rate of obesity is increasing worldwide and the increase has been particularly dramatic in young people. Young people are the greatest consumers of high-energy, sugary and fat-laden “junk” foods …
The best projects for older kids are all about something they can get into that builds each day. It might be a fitness challenge, learning a language, practising an instrument or trying something new. It can be anything that will give you a really nice ‘before’ and ‘after’ (BAA) comparison from start to finish. Kids …