Reachout.com
We just think this is such an good resource for youth - it's Australian but relevant to youth everywhere. "Is there such a resource for Canadian youth?" you ask, " and if so how is it accessed and how come it is so poorly marketed?" And we ask "What's the point of spending all kinds of money on websites that no one visits?" Canada churns 'em out on a regular basis and if few visit then what's the purpose? Forgive the rant. Visit Reachout.com
Youth Rights
Right Now is a volunteer, not-for-profit media organization led by young people focused on human rights issues and it's so good. They are committed to covering human rights issues through free, accessible, creative and engaging online, print, and radio media. Check out one of their recent reports on education young people about their rights.
Palestinian Town Gets a New Mayor, Aged 15 (The Guardian)
Canada has such a long way to go... For two months, the regular may, Sufian Shadid, and his team of councillors have handed the reins of power to a group of teenagers. The adults are on hand to advise and offer guidance, but all the decisions are left to be made by the youngsters. Read article:
"Initiatives"
TakingITGlobal announces their newest and impressive Action Tool, Initiatives: a platform for sharing and building your project, campaign, coalition, or task force with other like-minded youth around the world! Visit the site:
Cyber Bullying: Are Teens Really in Danger?
Parents of pre-teens and adolescents have a lot to worry about, but a new study says cyber bullying isn't nearly as rampant as many believe. According to two national studies of 5 000 young people, only 15% said they been bullied online last year. Full article:
Power Shift
On the weekend of October 26-29th 2012, over 1500 will come from communities across Canada for a historic gathering that hopes to build a movement for a just and sustainable future. Including are leading voices from the global movement to stop climate change. Visit the site.
The Unite and Ignite Campaign
The campaign as three objectives: to raise awareness on the recommendations of young people on their issues through the promotion and sharing of key messages from the 2012 Unite and Ignite conference, to support and motivate young people to volunteer and take action in their communities and to raise funds to support the travel and conference fees of interested youth and their adult allies from across Canada. Check out the new site:
Kids Ditching Full-Sugar Soda For Diet Drinks, Just Like Mom and Dad
Diet soda, once the soft drink of choice for adults watching their calories, isn't just for grown ups anymore. Increasingly, kids are getting their fix too.
Something somewhere is waiting to be known...
Friday, August 24, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Does Nike's 'Greatness' Ad Featuring an Obese Boy Exploit Fat People?
Opinions are mixed on whether a Nike commercial featuring 12-year-old Nathan Sorrell, who weighs 200lbs, combats or promotes stigma surrounding obesity. You be the judge.
Kids Are Growing Up So Fast These Days
If you don't like the video and how can you not - then enjoy the music and trip down memory lane. Clever and too cute!
More Kids Taking Antipsychotics for ADHD
Use of powerful antipsychotic medications such as Abilify and Risperdal to control youngsters with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder )ADHD) and other behaviour problems has skyrocketed in recent years. For More:
World Humanitarian Day
Every day humanitarian aid workers help millions of people around the world. The day recognizes the sacrifices and contributions of those who risk their lives to give others help and hope. It is also about inspiring the spirit of aid work in everyone. Love this commemorative video from Ziggy Marley.
The White Stripes
We're Going to be Friends - So appropriate for the time of year.
Study: Teens Who Smoke Cigarettes Reveal Early Signs of Addiction
Researchers report that the brains of adolescents who smoke as little as two cigarettes a day respond to images of smoking as do the brains of heavily addicted adult smokers: with pleasure.
Defining Moments: Discovering Our Canadian Stories
"Taking it Global" presents the jury-selected, top 26 winners of the Defining Moments: Discovering Our Canadian Stories contest. See the final 26 here:
Lesbian Gold Medalist Tell Other Olympians To Come Out
US soccer star and Olympic gold medalist Megan Rapinoe has said other athletes should come out and be open about their sexuality. For More:
Opinions are mixed on whether a Nike commercial featuring 12-year-old Nathan Sorrell, who weighs 200lbs, combats or promotes stigma surrounding obesity. You be the judge.
Kids Are Growing Up So Fast These Days
If you don't like the video and how can you not - then enjoy the music and trip down memory lane. Clever and too cute!
More Kids Taking Antipsychotics for ADHD
Use of powerful antipsychotic medications such as Abilify and Risperdal to control youngsters with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder )ADHD) and other behaviour problems has skyrocketed in recent years. For More:
World Humanitarian Day
Every day humanitarian aid workers help millions of people around the world. The day recognizes the sacrifices and contributions of those who risk their lives to give others help and hope. It is also about inspiring the spirit of aid work in everyone. Love this commemorative video from Ziggy Marley.
The White Stripes
We're Going to be Friends - So appropriate for the time of year.
Study: Teens Who Smoke Cigarettes Reveal Early Signs of Addiction
Researchers report that the brains of adolescents who smoke as little as two cigarettes a day respond to images of smoking as do the brains of heavily addicted adult smokers: with pleasure.
Defining Moments: Discovering Our Canadian Stories
"Taking it Global" presents the jury-selected, top 26 winners of the Defining Moments: Discovering Our Canadian Stories contest. See the final 26 here:
Lesbian Gold Medalist Tell Other Olympians To Come Out
US soccer star and Olympic gold medalist Megan Rapinoe has said other athletes should come out and be open about their sexuality. For More:
Sunday, August 12, 2012
The Children's Rights and Business Principles - Global Release, 12 March 2012
The final Principles were released on 12 March 2012 in London. The event brought together leading companies and experts to discuss and showcase ways in which business can respect and support children's rights in their core operations. See the principles.
Complex Factors, Not Just Bullying, Underlie Teen Suicides
As media coverage of bullying has expanded over the past few years, so have mischaracterizations of the relationship between bullying and adolescent suicide, researchers and anti-bullying advocates said Tuesday at a national summit on prevention efforts. More:
A Piece of Chalk
Inspirational 3 minute video about bullying.
Emotion Detectives Uncover New Ways to Fight Off Youth Anxiety and Depression
Approximately 8% to 22% of children suffer from anxiety, often combined with other conditions such as depression. However, most existing therapies are not designed to treat co-existing psychological problems and are therefore not very successful in helping children with complex emotional issues.
Ophelia Horton
She's 12 and a hugely successful blogger. Visit her site.
A Three Minute Meditation - Pieces of Wood, Love, Knowledge and 299 Hours of Work.
Armed with passion for knowledge and emotion he attempts to combine the precision of science with the elegance and resourcefulness of art. You don't have to love the guitar to appreciate this magic.
Gang Violence in Toronto: Fighting for Creative Solutions
Could the "summer of the gun" be echoing through Toronto once again? That's something Toronto city councillors and community advocates feared in early June and recent tragedies have only served to reinforce their predictions. Communities are demanding answers.
When is a Mentally Ill Child Ready for Adult Treatment?
"In Ontario, it's being suggested that there is a disconnect between youth who are transitioning from an adolescent clinic to an adult clinic because for somebody emotionally fragile, this prospect can be extremely frightening."
The final Principles were released on 12 March 2012 in London. The event brought together leading companies and experts to discuss and showcase ways in which business can respect and support children's rights in their core operations. See the principles.
Complex Factors, Not Just Bullying, Underlie Teen Suicides
As media coverage of bullying has expanded over the past few years, so have mischaracterizations of the relationship between bullying and adolescent suicide, researchers and anti-bullying advocates said Tuesday at a national summit on prevention efforts. More:
A Piece of Chalk
Inspirational 3 minute video about bullying.
Emotion Detectives Uncover New Ways to Fight Off Youth Anxiety and Depression
Approximately 8% to 22% of children suffer from anxiety, often combined with other conditions such as depression. However, most existing therapies are not designed to treat co-existing psychological problems and are therefore not very successful in helping children with complex emotional issues.
Ophelia Horton
She's 12 and a hugely successful blogger. Visit her site.
A Three Minute Meditation - Pieces of Wood, Love, Knowledge and 299 Hours of Work.
Armed with passion for knowledge and emotion he attempts to combine the precision of science with the elegance and resourcefulness of art. You don't have to love the guitar to appreciate this magic.
Gang Violence in Toronto: Fighting for Creative Solutions
Could the "summer of the gun" be echoing through Toronto once again? That's something Toronto city councillors and community advocates feared in early June and recent tragedies have only served to reinforce their predictions. Communities are demanding answers.
When is a Mentally Ill Child Ready for Adult Treatment?
"In Ontario, it's being suggested that there is a disconnect between youth who are transitioning from an adolescent clinic to an adult clinic because for somebody emotionally fragile, this prospect can be extremely frightening."
Monday, August 6, 2012
Max Sidorov is at it Again - New Charity For Bullying
Max Sidorov, the young man from Toronto who spearheaded the Karen Klien (bullied bus monitor) campaign has launched the "7 Million Acts of Love" project. The campaign will track 7 million acts of love by people all around the world along with raising 7 million dollars for three bullying awareness projects. Visit the site and view Max's video.
The Power of Vulnerability
One of the very best TED talks - See it - you won't regret it!
Children's Rights
'Right! Now' is a volunteer organization led by young people focused on human rights issues in Australia. The group is committed to covering human rights issues through free, accessible, creative and engaging online, print and radio media. They have an excellent website...Come on Canada, it's time to step up on the plate and create something similar. Check out the site!
Talking Turkey
A hilarious 50 seconds. Watch here.
Child Mental Abuse as Harmful as Physical Assaults
Child psychological abuse can be as damaging as physical assault, but it remains underreported and not easily recognized by health and welfare interests, even though it was first recorded in scientific literature in the late 1980's, Canadian and other researchers say in a new position paper. Full CBC story.
An Equal Start Improving Outcomes in Children's Centres: An Evidence Review
The report identifies the most important outcomes Children's Centres should be striving for in order to give all children positive early-years experiences. It draws together the best academic evidence, the views of partitioners and parents, and the work that government continues to take forward around the early years. See report.
Same Difference: A Film About LGBT Youth
Same Difference is a documentary film about adolescents who experience same gendered attraction or an alternative gender identity (LGBT). The film, still to be completed, hopes to provide adolescents with a resource to combat isolation and encourage the acceptance of everyone. See the trailer:
Kid's Hot Dog Stand Shut Down Before it Opens
This summer, 13 year-old Nathan Duszynski wanted to make some money to help out his disabled parents - his mom has epilepsy and his dad has multiple sclerosis. So he decided to open a hot dog stand... you know what comes next!
Max Sidorov, the young man from Toronto who spearheaded the Karen Klien (bullied bus monitor) campaign has launched the "7 Million Acts of Love" project. The campaign will track 7 million acts of love by people all around the world along with raising 7 million dollars for three bullying awareness projects. Visit the site and view Max's video.
The Power of Vulnerability
One of the very best TED talks - See it - you won't regret it!
Children's Rights
'Right! Now' is a volunteer organization led by young people focused on human rights issues in Australia. The group is committed to covering human rights issues through free, accessible, creative and engaging online, print and radio media. They have an excellent website...Come on Canada, it's time to step up on the plate and create something similar. Check out the site!
Talking Turkey
A hilarious 50 seconds. Watch here.
Child Mental Abuse as Harmful as Physical Assaults
Child psychological abuse can be as damaging as physical assault, but it remains underreported and not easily recognized by health and welfare interests, even though it was first recorded in scientific literature in the late 1980's, Canadian and other researchers say in a new position paper. Full CBC story.
An Equal Start Improving Outcomes in Children's Centres: An Evidence Review
The report identifies the most important outcomes Children's Centres should be striving for in order to give all children positive early-years experiences. It draws together the best academic evidence, the views of partitioners and parents, and the work that government continues to take forward around the early years. See report.
Same Difference: A Film About LGBT Youth
Same Difference is a documentary film about adolescents who experience same gendered attraction or an alternative gender identity (LGBT). The film, still to be completed, hopes to provide adolescents with a resource to combat isolation and encourage the acceptance of everyone. See the trailer:
Kid's Hot Dog Stand Shut Down Before it Opens
This summer, 13 year-old Nathan Duszynski wanted to make some money to help out his disabled parents - his mom has epilepsy and his dad has multiple sclerosis. So he decided to open a hot dog stand... you know what comes next!
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