Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. The Cancer Council has a fact sheet about sunscreen - you can read it here. To summarise, here are some important things to know when choosing a sunscreen:
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Sythia is a 17 year old Compassion sponsor child in Kenya. Along with four of her peers she developed an app for mobile phones that has a panic button girls can press to alert authorities that they are at risk of FGM (Female Genital Mutilation). This is a cultural practice that is illegal but still carried out on about a quarter of all Kenyan women. The app also has resources for girls who have already undergone the ritual.
The girls were invited to Google headquarters where they participated in the 2017 Technovation challenge. They came second and won $10,000 to develop their app. Thanks to her sponsorship Synthia can go to school and has access to computers at the Compassion centre. You may wonder how your small contribution helps but her family of 13 survives on $2 Australian dollars per day. You can read more about Synthia at https://www.compassion.com.au. This song is from the Wonder soundtrack which will be released in November. If you haven't read the book yet, read it now! Miranda Kerr shared this great tip in the May edition of Vogue, 5 Beauty Rules Every Aussie Girl Knows. For the best (and cheapest) body scrub, go to the beach, have a swim, then sit on the shore and scrub your body with wet sand. It is really effective. I do this when I go to the beach. Summer is just around the corner so try this and your skin will be glowing.
Lianna Perdis is the 17 year old daughter of Napoleon Perdis. She is a model and has her own makeup line under her Dad's range, Total Bae! She shares her top three beauty tips at www.beautycrew.com.au. They are:
Being a teenager can be stressful with study, family tensions, hormones, a brain that is still developing, the worry of fitting in, boy troubles, self-image issues... did I mention the hormones? Sometimes you feel really fragile and it doesn't take much to send you over the edge. It can be something simple such as tripping over at school in front of everyone. When you're in that fragile place (say you're in the middle of exams, your period is due, your boyfriend had been avoiding you and you are not getting along with your Mum at the moment), your response may be way out of proportion to the event. Sometimes teenagers respond by yelling, swearing, drinking, taking drugs, cutting themselves or even trying to take their lives. When you reach this place, remind yourself that this too will pass. Find a trusted adult to talk to (perhaps a friend's mum) or contact one of the organisations listed below:
Lifeline: 131 11 44 Kids Help Line: 1800 55 1800 Suicide Callback Service: 1300 65 94 67 www.kidshelp.com.au www.reachout.com.au www.headspace.org.au www.youthbeyondblue.com If you need to talk to someone call Lifeline Australia 13 11 14. |
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