Professor Lea Waters

Gerry Higgins Chair in Positive Psychology, Director of the Centre for Positive Psychology, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

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Education

How do we teach students about their wellbeing online?

As schools across the globe have settled into online teaching, the next step will be how to teach social emotional learning in digital classrooms

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Health & Medicine

Focusing on kindness, not consumption, this Christmas

Amid the Christmas crazy, how can parents teach kids what really matters this festive season?

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Education

Why don’t Australian school kids feel a sense of belonging?

Respectful and valued relationships with teachers and the wider community are key to helping more students feel greater connection to their school, leading to far-reaching positive effects

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Health & Medicine

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Parents: 24/7 CEOs of our kids’ lives

Book extract: Parenting today is a complicated business, but Professor Lea Waters’ new book, The Strength Switch, focuses on building on our kids’ strengths rather than trying to improve their weaknesses

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Education

Teaching wellbeing at school

Schools will always be focused on academic learning, but research suggests it is time to make wellbeing a regular part of teaching

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Health & Medicine

The value of strength-based parenting

How positive psychology can unlock your child’s potential and enhance their well-being

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Arts & Culture

Why giving is good for the soul

The evidence is strong: helping others can actually boost your own wellbeing

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Arts & Culture

Easing your child’s back to school worries

Why mindful parenting helps reduce children's stress levels, and 6 ways parents can be mindful every day

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Health & Medicine

Share the love with positive posts

On social media, good news travels faster and further

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Education

Imagine if we taught stillness in classrooms

Meditation education is having a real and positive impact on student learning and their well-being