These Boots Were Made For Talking

THE drive to Yarramalong afforded time to reminisce about being off school with adolescent measles, the old upright radio in the next room filling the mid-morning space with a voice as rich as molasses.

Footballers Paying The Price For Fading Family Values

AS THE latest litany of off-field misdemeanours committed by sports stars is exposed, spare a thought for the adolescent boys whose values they are corrupting. These youngsters are so slavishly devoted to the poster boys of the game that their moral compass is hopelessly skewed when the likes of Sonny Bill Williams urinates in public. These are developing, impressionable minds, after all.

Rock Clips Shaping Young Girls' Body Image

FIRST the finger was pointed at those skinny women on fashion pages, billboards and catwalks. Now research shows that music videos are harming adolescent girls' self-esteem.