Add to ORKGAlthough the term 'risk-taking' often has negative connotations, the reality is that the willingness to engage in some risky activities provides opportunities to learn new skills, try new behaviours and ultimately reach our potential. Challenge and risk, in particular during outdoor play, allows children to test the limits of their physical, intellectual and social development. This paper examines the current status of outdoor play in urbanised, Western societies such as Australia and provides a critical analysis of the literature to present an argument for the inclusion of positive risk-taking experiences in children's outdoor play, principally in the context of early childhood education. The increasingly restrictive regulation of early ch...
Risk is a fundamental component of play and is interconnected with all aspects of development; cogni...
Many children naturally seek challenging physically active play which may involve injury-risk. Prior...
A societal concern exists that children currently play less outdoors than any other generation befor...
Early Childhood services are becoming an increasingly significant part of children's lives. As such ...
In many countries playground design is driven more by safety than developmental benefits. As risk mi...
In many countries playground design is driven more by safety than developmental benefits. As risk mi...
This article presents data from a survey of Early Childhood Education and Care services in Australia...
Injury prevention plays a key role in keeping children safe, but emerging research suggests that imp...
Introduction The importance of risk-taking during children’s outdoor play is widely recognised by pa...
Introduction The importance of risk-taking during children’s outdoor play is widely recognised by pa...
Injury prevention plays a key role in keeping children safe, but emerging research suggests that imp...
A growing body of research has provided evidence of both children’s desire for challenging play that...
Positive risk-taking in the context of outdoor physical play is important for fostering children's o...
Physically challenging, risky play is a natural part of children’s outdoor play behaviour, yet risky...
Risk is a fundamental component of play and is interconnected with all aspects of development; cogni...
Risk is a fundamental component of play and is interconnected with all aspects of development; cogni...
Many children naturally seek challenging physically active play which may involve injury-risk. Prior...
A societal concern exists that children currently play less outdoors than any other generation befor...
Early Childhood services are becoming an increasingly significant part of children's lives. As such ...
In many countries playground design is driven more by safety than developmental benefits. As risk mi...
In many countries playground design is driven more by safety than developmental benefits. As risk mi...
This article presents data from a survey of Early Childhood Education and Care services in Australia...
Injury prevention plays a key role in keeping children safe, but emerging research suggests that imp...
Introduction The importance of risk-taking during children’s outdoor play is widely recognised by pa...
Introduction The importance of risk-taking during children’s outdoor play is widely recognised by pa...
Injury prevention plays a key role in keeping children safe, but emerging research suggests that imp...
A growing body of research has provided evidence of both children’s desire for challenging play that...
Positive risk-taking in the context of outdoor physical play is important for fostering children's o...
Physically challenging, risky play is a natural part of children’s outdoor play behaviour, yet risky...
Risk is a fundamental component of play and is interconnected with all aspects of development; cogni...
Risk is a fundamental component of play and is interconnected with all aspects of development; cogni...
Many children naturally seek challenging physically active play which may involve injury-risk. Prior...
A societal concern exists that children currently play less outdoors than any other generation befor...