Parents warned against pulling kids out of sport over concussion anxiety

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Thursday 2nd July 2026, 7:40PM 1 min read 5 hours ago

A research paper published in June found almost a third of parents surveyed said they stopped their children from playing contact sports out of fear of concussion.

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