Risky activities

Children should learn to do things that intimidate them. Here are a few ideas of risky activities to help them get out of their comfort zones.

In yesterday's post, I riffed on what is popularly called "risky play," what author and consultant Arthur Battram argues we should call "challenging play," what I want to re-label "safety play," and what one reader pointed out used to just be called "play." Whatever we call it, readers overwhelmingly responded favorably to the notion that we need to give children more space to engage in their self-selected pursuits, even if they sometimes make us adults nervous, while at the same time…

Not that I want to add to the pressure, but it's December - Ahhhhhhh!! (And before you ask, nope I'm not nearly and nope I haven't!) Never mind, we'll soldier on and somehow it will all come together beautifully (like...

Find out why teens might be feeling pressured by their peers and what you can do about it if your teen is engaging in risky behavior.

Risky play is all the rage at the moment on social media, which is great because it has tremendous value for children. There is also quite a bit of fear about, mostly because people don’t know what it actually looks like, and what it entails. So what exactly are risky play activities for children? Here are 25+ examples of risky play. #riskyplay #riskyplayactivities #riskyplayoutdoors #foresctschool #preschoolactivities #parentingtips #riskyplaytips #preschool

Risky play, adventure play, imaginative play or whatever you want to call it is a topic parents are talking about. Encouraging kids to take risks and test

Kindling: ‘I climbed right up to here’ or Risk and Challenge in a Forest School

Children are naturally drawn to activities that challenge them and extend their skills. Learn how early learning settings can provide children with...