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Family economics consider children either as "goods" in consumption vector of their parents or as agents that have the ability of full economic independency. While the children reach adolescent age, the theory models their role, not only as individuals with their own preferences, but also as agents who can have an impact on family outcomes. Aim of this study is to focus on the fact that if children of certain ages take part in the households’ decisions or not. We use data from Households Income and Expenditures Survey 2011 for urban area and families with three members, parents and child with the age range 15 - 30. For a closer look, households were divided into four groups which include... 

Creative play is both engaging and educational. Finger painting, building with blocks, drawing, or dressing up – all such activities intimately link imagination and self expression with exploration and problem solving. With creative play, children have fun while learning new skills and enhancing their understanding of the world. However, with the popularity and ubiquity of digital devices, an increasing amount of play time happens in the digital world, such as with video games where the link to creativity is sometimes questionable. Instead of creative play, children simply play. In this thesis, we describe the design, development and preliminary evaluation of a novel animation tool for...