Fixing a broken childcare system and grieving your best friend
You've seen the horrific stories about a man charged with child sexual offences at a daycare in Melbourne over the last week. For parents it's been a heart-wrenching time to drop your child off, and for male educators, it's been a week of tension and mistrust as victim-survivor groups call for a blanket ban on men in childcare. Today, we talk to those at the forefront of this complex and heated issue to help you understand it all.Plus why it's so hard to grieve a best friend, how to get strangers to cooperate on a jury and the science of being cool.
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Give a pep talk to your high school self, and how should children behave in public?
How did your high school years shape you... and what would you say to your teen self? And in Ask Aunty, should children be seen and not heard?
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The pros and cons of whole body MRIs, and why are young people tight-lipped about money?
Why Aussies are paying thousands of dollars for whole body scans. Plus, how young people are learning to save and spend. Also, ABC meteorologist Nate Byrne's relationship with money. And are fitness trackers a win for wellbeing?
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The special role of grandparents, and should AI write our heartfelt messages?
As the demands on parents have changed over the years, so have the expectations on grandma and grandpa. And, is it acceptable to use AI for personal messages? Plus, how people turn the worst day of their life into something that helps others..
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Creative burial ideas, and why you should ask strangers "what do you do for a hobby?"
Australia is running out of burial space. So what's the solution? Plus, a woman who tried 17 hobbies over the course of a year and what she learned along the way. Also, can you trust a corporation, or a brand, the same way you trust a person? And is it OK for students to call teachers by their first names?
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