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LIFESTYLE	2010.MARCH	Stay safe online - The thinkuknow website Effects of video-game ownership on young boys' academic and behavioral functioning Children and their pets: Exploring the relationships between pet ownership, pet attitudes, attachment to pets and empathy From the U.S. - Ask the Mediatrician: media and kids' health Adolescent screen time and attachment to parents and peers Children and their pets: Exploring the relationships between pet ownership, pet attitudes, attachment to pets and empathy From the U.S. - SafeTeens.com - Internet safety for teenagers Addiction, the Internet and depression Awareness of the implications of tattoo removal among 4,277 Italian secondary school adolescents The Choking Game and YouTube Privacy on the Internet: Attitudes and behaviours To tweet, or not to tweet: Gender differences and potential positive and negative health outcomes of adolescents’ social Internet use
LIFESTYLE	2010.FEB.	Stay safe online - The thinkuknow website Health promotion in the Girl Scouts Can changes in parenting explain the rise in adolescent problem behaviour? Mobile phone radiation health risk controversy: the reliability and sufficiency of science behind the safety standards Get Safe Online Use of the Internet as a source of health information by Spanish adolescents Perceived connections between information and communication technology use and mental symptoms among young adults Aspects of health, physical/leisure activities, work and socio-demographics associated with pet ownership in Sweden The association between use of electronic media and prevalence of headache in adolescents Size of brain structures predicts success on video games
LIFESTYLE	2010.JAN.	Stay safe online - The thinkuknow website Sleep and the transition to adolescence Roles of parental sleep/wake patterns and daytime activities in the sleep/wake patterns of children Injury incidence among Chinese school children Adolescents with two nonresident biological parents: Living arrangements, parental involvement, and well-being Youths’ caretaking of their adolescent sisters’ children Early adolescent romantic partner status, peer standing, and problem behaviors Early initiation of alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking, and sexual intercourse linked to suicidal ideation and attempts: findings from the 2006 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Survey Get Safe Online Coming of age online: The developmental underpinnings of girls’ blogs Examining trends in adolescent environmental attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors across three decades When is happiness about how much you earn? The effect of hourly payment on the money—happiness connection "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all": coping with interpersonal tensions in the parent-child relationship during adulthood. Starting your own business weblinks - http://www.shell-livewire.org/ http://www.startups.co.uk/ http://www.businesslaunchpad.org/index.php http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/
LIFESTYLE	2009.DEC.	Stay safe online - The thinkuknow website Chemicals used in plastics and children’s masculine or feminine play habits Contact between grandchildren and their grandparents in early adulthood Youth Club Activities - a small group activity to explore attitudes to risk-taking and promote discussion Characteristics of Internet use of Chinese addictive Elementary and Middle school students and its influence on Internet addiction Half of secondary school girls considering cosmetic surgery, Guides study finds ...and... The Guides survey Internet-related behavior characteristics of Chinese adolescents with Internet addiction 'Computer screen pop-ups may slow down your work more than you think' Tanning is a (Psychological) Cure for Death - Psychological research indicates sun-tanning reduces death-anxiety Games and recovery: The use of video and computer games to recuperate from stress and strain. Relationships between internet addiction,coping style and life events among Chinese teenagers Students' Facebook 'friends': public and private spheres Norwegian children's experiences of cyberbullying when using different technological platforms Australian school students and part-time work Gender differences in European children's Internet use
LIFESTYLE	2009.NOV.	Safer online with the CEOP Report button Using mobile phones and the long-term risks Girls’ Attitudes survey – Girlguiding UK’s comprehensive study of the views and opinions of girls aged 7-21 across the UK Television viewing, computer use, and BMI among U.S. children and adolescents Children and their pets: Exploring the relationships between pet ownership, attitudes, attachment and empathy. Get Safe Online Health-promoting lifestyles of university students in Mainland China Youth work in a digital age "The Internet is better than real life" - videos from TrueTube
LIFESTYLE	2009.OCT.	Childnet's Know IT All for Primary Schools Television viewing, computer use, and BMI among U.S. children and adolescents Young children's video/computer game use: Relations with school performance and behavior Do parental co-viewing and discussions mitigate TV-induced fears in young children? "...there is little evidence that having a working mother during infancy harms a child's mental development or adversely affects its behaviour." "Childhood overweight may be more common in the children of employed mothers and there are indications of an increase with increased hours per week of maternal employment Get Safe Online How do children develop their aesthetic sensibility? Influence of television advertising on adolescents in China Managing physical and sexual assault risk in urban nightlife Identity consolidation and health risk behaviors in college students. 'Digital Lifestyles: Young adults aged 16-24' Television news, current affairs and young people: The problem of 'Disconnection' Conspicuous consumption patterns of Turkish youth: case of cellular phones
LIFESTYLE	2009.SEPT.	Ten tips for involving families through Internet-based communication Designing Mobile Phones for Children – Is there a Difference? Children's E-books Go Interactive Access, attitudes and the digital divide: children's attitudes towards computers in a technology-rich environment Cost-effectiveness of active transport for primary school children - Walking School Bus program Young people : attitudes to home and family The spiritual revolution and suicidal ideation: an empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old adolescents in England and Wales Offline social ties and online use of computers: A study of disabled youth and their use of ICT advances 32,000 young people and their health-related behaviour The virtual census: representations of gender, race and age in video games Grafting, going to college and working on road: youth transitions and cultures in an East London neighbourhood Use of the Internet for health information: A study of Australians and New Zealanders Young people are often coerced into working on conservation projects against their will Problematic Internet use among people who play massively-multiplayer online games Teenagers and music induced hearing loss
LIFESTYLE	2009.AUG.	Primary pupils' use of information and communication technologies at school and home Women are more likely than men to follow the parenting practices of their mothers Televisions in the bedrooms of racial/ethnic minority children: How did they get there and how do we get them out? Two-year follow-up in 21,784 overweight children and adolescents with lifestyle intervention Lifestyles and Social Participation: Young Adults Today - Data on the lives of young adults aged 16-25 (1Mb pdf)
LIFESTYLE	2009.JULY	Childnet's Know IT All for Primary Schools Vigorboards at St Helens ... and ... video TeenLifeCheck goes nationwide Eye-tracking software opens online worlds to people with disabilities What prompts young people to take positive action to promote sustainable development? Computer game competition in Dundee Association between attendance at religious services and self-reported health in 22 European countries Two-year follow-up overweight adolescents with lifestyle intervention
LIFESTYLE	2009.JUNE	Language use decreases in young children and caregivers when TV is on SuperClubsPLUS is a Safe Social Learning Network where 6-12 year olds can meet friends across the UK and around the world, be creative, have fun and learn ICT, Literacy and Global Citizenship together. New system of video games classification will help protect children Latest news about computer viruses Research into adolescents' out-of-school activities Boys may be more inclined towards gangs and violence because of genes Caffeine-fueled teenagers are texting, Web-surfing and gaming for hours into the night, which is affecting their alertness and ability to function during the day Half (51%) of juvenile domestic assault offenders in the U.S. victimised a parent Family-Based program helps youth avoid risky behavior Breath test shows if it is OK to kiss A study of sleep and activity found overweight people tended to sleep less and be more active than their skinnier counter Videogames for Health conference Lifestyle changes can alter the effect of genetics Playing video games can make you a better person ...and... Article: The Effects of Prosocial Video Games on Prosocial Behaviors
LIFESTYLE	2009.MAY	Learning programming through fashion and design: a pilot summer course in wearable computing for middle school students Screen media time usage of 12–16 year-old Spanish school adolescences The younger generation uses the Internet in a more concentrated way and was exposed to more negative content online Urban Chinese youth and the Internet cafe The Taking Part survey 20,000 school leavers a year to undertake full time community service alongside training Paid work and delinquency in adolescence Behind closed doors - in China some residents rent out apartments to students who want to get away from their dorm lives and enjoy some privacy The ways that young people are leveraging social media to build networks and magnify their voice
LIFESTYLE	2009.APR.	Latest news about computer viruses Baroness Susan Greenfield's Women of the Year 2009 Lecture - "The impact of current technology on the mind of the 21st Century child" Action video games improve vision There are now just as many girls as boys joining the Scouts Typeonline - free typing tutorial 40% of pupils admit that they have Internet “chat buddies” who they do not know in real life Online computer gaming: Advice for parents and teachers Gap between parents’ perceptions and children’s actual Internet online activities Parents always on the phone to their children Pathological patterns of video game addiction exist in a U.S. national sample of youth, aged 8 to 18

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