Recent media articles, by Michael...

Boxing won't defeat bullying  - Herald Sun 29th January 2008

We must hit the pause button every now and then - The Australian 24th January 2008

Risky business as Corey Delaney's party escalates  - Herald Sun 15th January 2008

Answers to an accident - Herald Sun 10th December 2007

Caught in the net  - Herald Sun December 2nd 2007

For Kids Net result is gross - Herald Sun - November 8th 2007

Playing with Young Minds - Herald Sun - October 25th 2007

Kicking Your Own Goals  - Herald Sun- October 4th 2007

The trouble with Barbie - Herald Sun - September 25th 2007

How to talk to children about "Pumpkin" - Herald Sun - September 19th 2007

Letter to the Age on cyberspace  - Herald Sun - September 16th 2007

Bend it like Beckham -   Herald Sun - August 7th 2007

It wasn't the word of God - Herald Sun - August 1 2007

Jail won't help DVD  7 - Herald Sun - July 25th 2007

Strike 3 is a demand for help - Herald Sun - July 14th 2007

Slated in revenge of the Nerds - Herald Sun - July 10th 2007

Monkey Business -   - Herald Sun - July 3rd 2007

Amy's binge night out - Herald Sun - June 22nd 2007

Day of violence as a man's rage  explodes - Herald Sun - June 19th

Spouting Sex -  Herald Sun - June 13th 2007

Dear Diary Goes Online  -Herald Sun -   June 4th 2007

Are you a helicopter parent?  Herald Sun -- May 21st 2007

More action essential to curb bullying - Herald Sun - May  16th 2007

Too much leniency for women - May - Herald Sun - 7th 2007

Net Spreads Sadness - April 26th 2007 

Suicide syndrome  - April 24th 2007 

Teenage sleep and school times  Jan 18th 2007

Slothful child syndrome - January 4th 2007

Kids and alcohol - Sept 5th 2006

Making Schools More Boy friendly  - The Age - July 19th 2004

The New Adolescent - The Age - April 30th 2004


... and others

Teenage Girls Under Attack - Steve  Biddulph

 Alcohol abuse is destroying youth, so let's de-glamorise it -  R Fitzgerald

Healthy youth development: getting our priorities right - Michael D. Resnick

"Treatment of Depression in Adolescence" from Australian Doctor (PDF file)

Life in a time of uncertainty: optimising the health and wellbeing of young Australians - Richard M. Eckersley, Ani Wierenga and Johanna Wyn

Being the Dolly Doctor - Dr Melissa Kang from Medical Journal of Australia (October 2005)

Adolescent alcohol problems: whose responsibility is it anyway? - Yvonne A. Bonomo

Early puberty linked to shampoos - from New Scientist

11 steps to a better brain - advice on brain food from New Scientist

Teenage Brain - a work in progress - NIMH