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The neuroscience of digital wellbeing

by sihay | Aug 1, 2022 | EDUCATION, FAMILY, YOUTH, YOUTH PROFESSIONALS

It’s a chemical reaction The neuroscience of digital wellbeing – or – why do I keep reaching for my phone? Or sit at my laptop watching video after video on YouTube? In a word – dopamine. Dopamine has a reputation as the neurotransmitter of pleasure. As fun as...

How do you feel about social media?

by Lee Davidson | Feb 7, 2022 | FAMILY, LIFESTYLE

Social media is the way of our world today. We remember that chatting to friends meant we had to go to their doors, we went out on bikes or walked and talked for as long as we were allowed. Today our young people can have all of this interaction without ever leaving...

The GenZ Skills Gap

by sihay | Dec 17, 2021 | EMPLOYERS, YOUTH, YOUTH PROFESSIONALS

GenZ are the digital generation The GenZ generation has become known as the digital generation or ‘digital natives’. They’ve grown up with devices and through that have had access to more information, support, resources and people than any other generation. With them...

Let’s talk Collective Trauma/Stress.

by Lee Davidson | Dec 6, 2021 | FAMILY, LIFESTYLE, PROJECTS & EVENTS

Let’s talk Collective Trauma/Stress. Christmas is a stressful/busy time We feed off of the energy and information around us but the rate at which we are absorbing this information and energy is too much overwhelm for our emotional self to process. We are not...

Let’s talk about Self Harm

by Lee Davidson | Nov 8, 2021 | FAMILY, YOUTH

Let’s talk Self Harm We as parent try our best to provide our children with the safety love and knowledge that helps keep them safe when out in the world, we try to shield them as much as we can from outside harm and danger. So what happens when the harm is an...

The neuroscience of digital wellbeing

How do you feel about social media?

The GenZ Skills Gap

Let’s talk Collective Trauma/Stress.

Let’s talk about Self Harm

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