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Teenage Girl Visits Doctor's Office Suffering With Depression

Growing pains or serious illness? Health system is hurting our kids

A new report has found doctors are routinely dismissing chronic pain in kids as “normal”, forcing families to wait years for answers at the expense of their wellbeing.

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HSC students are being offered psychostimulant drugs like Ritalin for $2 a pill â as an underground economy of juvenile dealers swarm unsuspecting teens in lead up to exams. Art: Fuzz Hamzah

Hospitals sound alarm on teen black market ADHD drug overdoses

Increasing numbers of school students as young as 11 are ending up in hospital after deliberately overdosing on ADHD medications – and almost half aren’t prescribed the drugs.

Girls and boys learn in some segregated classes at Pittwater House.

Co-ed schools that segregate boys and girls – is it the best of both worlds?

Some co-ed schools have a secret weapon pitting them head-to-head with high-performing single-sex schools – they hold segregated classes for girls and boys. But does it work?

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Weird coping mechanisms used by Gen Z

Adult dummies, ‘bathroom camping’ – how Gen Z copes with exam stress

Adult dummies, ‘bathroom camping’ and ‘crashing out’ are some of the seemingly bizarre coping strategies used by Gen Zers – but experts say there’s science behind the approaches.

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Woman relaxing in a hammock with views across the countryside during a stay at Callubri Station, Buddabadah.Credit: Monique Wyeescape15 august 2021cover story luxury farm stays

Charming Victorian town you need to visit after lockdown

Kyneton is typical of destinations beyond the big cities, welcoming visitors in their droves.

PHONES IN SCHOOLS. Port Lincoln High school. Year 8 Students: Sophie Lang (with glasses) and Caitlin Cole. Picture: Robert Lang, ,

Phone it in: What should students do with their mobiles?

A hundred SA high schools are restricting phones. But an MP wants to trial a full ban, and other schools encourage use. Is there a right answer? Take the poll.

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A young girl is worried, she is looking at her phone.

Abused children ringing Kids Helpline every minute

Calls to the Kids Helpline soared during the 2020 lockdown, with counsellors reporting hundreds of abused and suicidal children in SA.

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Pets and Wildlife

05/03/21 - Felix Rosenberg, 9, with his pet emu Kiri at home in Birdwood.Picture: Tom Huntley

Me and my emu: The native animals you can keep as pets

Nine-year-old Felix has a rather unusual pet. But it turns out that keeping native birds, reptiles and mammals as pets isn’t as rare as you may suspect.

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PFAS landfill explainer: Your questions answered

A controversial plan to send PFAS-contaminated solid waste to landfill at McLaren Vale has everyone talking – so should we be concerned?

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Inside SA’s first 10-star home

Inside SA’s first 10-star home

The greenest home ever built in South Australia has been unveiled in the eastern suburbs.

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Jessica and Trent Keavney with their three primary school children Hope, 9, Max, 8 and Ava, 11. About the cost Australian families to get their kids ready for school. Some research I will be adding to this story comes from Officeworks on their offers for parents / top selling items etc, and I asked them if they had any case studies who would be willing to talk about what they spend on school supplies.Picture: NIGEL HALLETT

Back to School item now costing parents $284 per child

Australian parents will be slugged with a price hike on Back to School items unless they find ways to save. This is what they can expect to pay.

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University of Adelaide Associate Professor Louise Hull patient Libby Parker in Adelaide, Monday, November 9, 2020. (The Advertiser/ Morgan Sette)

Can machines learn how to spare women invasive surgery?

Adelaide researchers hope local women and technology will help them find an easier way to diagnose a notoriously common problem.

10 year olds Lori Morath and Oliver Straga outside Parliament House have big ideas if they were to run the state, October 24, 2020. Picture: Brenton Edwards

Why kids put work on top of wish lists

They’re not even teenagers yet but thousands of SA kids have told a landmark survey that they’re pinning their dreams on landing top jobs.

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Mature man enjoying in his retirement while watering plants in the backyard. - picture istock

Jon Lamb’s final gardening column

Shade protection is top priority when it comes to helping your garden surviving the intense heat of summer, writes garden writer Jon Lamb in his final column, after 40 years with The Advertiser.

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