Perhaps the word risky is not ideal in this article.
Free play, mostly free from injury — but with minor risk of bumps and bruises is recommended for parents.
Certainly many in 2024 are helicopter parents. Too much oversight is not optimal.
Kids need to climb trees, jump off things, and ride their bikes—even at speed. That’s what the Canadian Pediatric Society is recommending in a new white paper: Healthy Childhood Development Through Outdoor Risky Play. …
But what about the physical danger that risky play sometimes involves? How can doctors—and parents and schools—ignore that? …
And as the Pediatrics paper notes, “The research has established that children are less likely to be injured while engaging in unstructured activities than when playing an organized sport.” …
Reason – Even Canada Thinks the Nanny State Has Gone Too Far on Outlawing Fun
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