Of course some still do. Take the group of boys from Raleigh, North Carolina captured in this slide show.
Of course some still do. Take the group of boys from Raleigh, North Carolina captured in this slide show.
Posted in Nature, Outdoor play, Parenting, Risk
Tagged adventure, benign neglect, den-building, exploration, freedom, nature, parenting, Risk, USA, video, water
This video clip shows a toddler exploring the garden of the Geffrye Museum in London while her father watches over her. It is very grainy: you have to watch carefully at the start to see the tiny figure of the girl.
Tagged benign neglect, exploration, father, freedom, parenting, Risk, toddler, video
This afternoon I spoke at an event called ‘Taking Play Seriously’ in Melbourne, with a mixed audience of professionals, volunteers and parents. It followed my talk last week here at the Playgroup Australia conference. In the Q & A afterwards, one attendee – a local government employee and mother of three – told the audience how she had heard me speak last Thursday. Then two days later, her 10-year-old son had asked her if he could go to the local skatepark on his own.
Posted in Outdoor play, Parenting, Risk
Tagged adventure, Australia, benign neglect, everyday adventure, outdoor play, parenting, skateboarding, skatepark