Why kids need risk, fear and excitement in play?
Studies show such play is associated with increased bodily activity, social capabilities, chance management skills, resilience and self-confidence
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studies suggest 75% of Australians hold an implicit bias towards indigenous Australians, seeing them negatively, despite the fact that this is unconscious
Read MoreThe Challenge of Child Care
A recent study of graduates from the University of Chicago's business school showed that in the early years after graduating, men and women had 'nearly identical labor incomes and weekly hours worked.' But 15 years after graduation, the men were making about 75 percent more than the women; only the women who did not have children and never took time off had careers that resembled the men's. The United States is the only westernized country without a paid parental leave policy in place.
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