splash the cash? or manage the flow?

2016-05-09T10:24:11+00:00News|

Tim volunteers for Soulscape. He's great at setting up PAUSE, but he also has specialist skills.  So this year we recommended him for something a bit different in school. '42% of young people couldn’t decipher credit/overdrawn on a bank account statement.' 2013 survey. Tim understands money. Money problems can be a major source of adult depression. When it all goes wrong; when the bills start to mount and account charges spiral out of control, finance can become a living nightmare. It is vital that young people learn to manage money well so they can save, plan, assess risk and make informed decisions. It can mean the difference between a life of debt and a life free from debt. Don't young people learn about finance at school? From September 2014 it was [...]

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it’s an obsession

2016-02-23T17:08:28+00:00Articles, News|

Does it disturb you that a simple shopping trip exposes children to a stream of images promoting sexual availability? Or that, searching ‘kitten’ or ‘toy’ online, they risk stumbling upon violent porn? Does it bother you that 12 year old romance is  reduced to an exchange of naked pictures? Sex is everywhere; on billboards, in films, on TV, in fashion stores and in the music that streams out of them.  In our culture: Eight year olds sing on the trampoline, 'We can dance all night. Get me bodied. That means come closer to me, while we grind to the beat, and your body's touching my body.' You try to buy a pair of shorts for your 12 year old daughter.  [...]

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