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America says the same as Australia!! Shocking stats and findings. This MUST change! Teenage Girls and Dating Violence: Why We Should Be Paying Attention A new study found that 90 percent of young people killed by an intimate partner from 2003 to 2016 were girls. Source

Shocking stats this morning – without real conversations about respect, consent, and healthy relationships, many of our boys will continue this thinking. We CAN DO something about this! One in seven young Australians say rape justified if women change their mind, study finds Survey data reveals attitudes of Australian youth on relationship control and gender…

Thanks for the share HUSHeducation. Great stuff Apps for Kids on the Autism Spectrum Innovative new apps and mobile technology can open doors to how kids learn. Advice from Common Sense Media editors. Source

At Leibler Yavneh College in Victoria tomorrow! First time! Excited! Source

Shine on boys! Boys becoming men. Love it! Source

Back to Trinity today – Ben’s working with their year 8s!! 🌟 Source

This is sooooo scary! Please stop. Final video young driver killed in crash as friend post hospital bed selfies Police are investigating the social media posts after 21-year-old Shania McNeill was killed in the horror c… Source

A great article on how we as parents, often perpetuate narrow and destructive patterns of behaviour which in turn breeds unhealthy masculinity. If we don’t provide safe spaces for young men to explore themselves, they will inevitably create risky situations to test themselves and each other. Worth a read. What are boys learning about what…

Season 3 is on its way. Interesting study but we must be mindful of young minds balanced with real and open conversations about life. https://popculture.com/streaming/amp/2019/04/25/13-reasons-why-new-study-reveals-watching-increases-decreases-suicide-risks/ ’13 Reasons Why’: New Study Reveals If Watching the Show Increases or Decreases Suicide Risks in Students 13 Reasons Why remains one of the most controversial shows Netflix has ever…

Heard great things about you boys!! Source

Wonderful boys learning about being good men! Source

Ben & Joel are working with the year 9s & 10s today! Rocking their world! #odysseyprogramau Source

Lest We Forget Source

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I love schools where you can see student’s “stamps.” Every Single Student Paints One Rock For The Coolest Elementary Art Project, Ever Students paint rocks inspired by popular children's book to create a colorful landscape design, Source

Every year we promote this week. So important. Our boys need great men! Source

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Great news. Australia’s National Men’s Health Strategy launched today The Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, today launched a new National Men's Health Strategy following successful lobbying from the Australian Men's Health Forum (AMHF) and the men's health sector. Source

I really believe that our education system is outdated, often irrelevant and completely misses the importance of life skills, emotional intellectual and supporting youth to live to their potential. Have a read. Source

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What a wonderful 3 days we spent with your boys! We just loved it and their feedback was sensational! Thank you again for having us! 💙💛❤️ Source

If / when you have a child, you often don’t know who they will become. We think we know but we can’t be sure. There are so many pressures on them to be unauthentic to themselves and bow to social pressures. Some of you will remember some of the challenges I felt raising my boys.…

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Such an important article on ADHD. Long but insightful. The Drugging of the American Boy One in seven American boys will be diagnosed with ADHD before they're 18. But is there really a need to give psychotropic drugs to boys just for being boys? Source

A really important article on masculinity albeit the gun relevance in Australia. Thoughts? Are boys ‘broken’? Another mass shooting renews debate on toxic masculinity Stereotypical or "toxic" masculinity is "not just outwardly destructive but also inwardly destructive," experts say. Source

Boys at their best. Respect – honour! Friends and family of the mosque attack victims gathered as students sang. Then, the haka began In a powerful display of unity, a group of teenaged boys has performed a haka for the Christchurch's Muslim community after Friday's shooting. Source

I am unsure of the rating but this has potential as a launch pad of discussion on many topics within school curriculum. An excursion? Source

Friday. Such an important issue. We stand united! Source

Please feel free to share with your networks! We are so blessed to do the work we do! Here is a taste of our week! Source

Wow what a fabulous day! Year 9s were just awesome fun, sooooo respectful and we love you too!! 💙💛 Source

A great article the work being done in The States. The Growing Movement of Men Trying to Unlearn ‘Toxic Masculinity’ Through classes and workshops, men across the United States are attempting to unlearn "toxic masculinity"—for society and for themselves. Source