YouGov research for the Australian Conservation Foundation, found:
85% of parents worry about their children’s health and safety in extreme heat.
70% of parents have kept their child inside more often over the summer holidays, with higher numbers for parents of children aged 5 or younger (76%) and Queenslanders (75%) 67% of parents who kept children indoors had negative feelings including feeling confined (32%), stressed (26%), trapped (23%), anxious (21%), sad (21%) and overwhelmed (18%).
79% report heatwaves impact their family’s sleep, with 21% saying reporting significantly impacts children’s sleep and 58% saying it somewhat impacts their children’s sleep.
45% reported limiting the use of air conditioners or fans during heatwaves because of the cost of power bills.
Given our skin cancer rates, I feel that maybe my xiellenial generation should’ve spent more time indoors. Slip, slop, slap said existed but wasn’t enforced in any real way.
Both my sister and my husband’s sister have a couple of redheaded girls. Thankfully both my sister and BIL are also redheads, but those kids are slathered to fuck year round.
Hahaha, i know a few people like this.
Its so funny to me to see them lathering up on a cloudy day. I get it, and know its necessary, but it can still be funny to see the sunscreen come out on days most people wouldn’t think about it.
stares at you in redhead
Ha! I should’ve learned by now theres always a redhead just around the corner, but i haven’t!