“Experts have suggested that children should indulge in some amount of risky play to learn to face danger. They have warned that overprotecting children during the summer holidays actually put them at greater risk of harm. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has said by trying to save children from risk, parents are depriving them of the chance to learn face danger efficiently by assessing and managing it themselves.”
via Kids need to indulge in ‘risky play’, suggest experts.
Is one of the reasons that we urge kids away from missions because we are too afraid for their safety?
