Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Children Need Risks

I appreciated this story in The New York Times, "Can a Playground Be Too Safe?"
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/science/19tierney.html?_r=1

Children need to feel a sense of adventure in play. Too-safe playgrounds, hovering parents and overregulated schedules damage children's self-confidence and creativity. Not to mention contributing to weight gain.