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Risky play is associated with greater resilience, self-confidence, problem-solving and social skills such as cooperation, negotiation and empathy, according to studies by Sandseter and others. When a study in Leuven, Belgium, gave four- and six-year-olds just two hours a week of opportunities for risky play over the course of three months, their risk-assessment skills improved compared with those of children in a control group2. In this study, the risky play took place at school, in a gym class and in the classroom.

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[โ€“] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Basically they're saying to use those childhood invulnerability powers while you have bad knees

[โ€“] catloaf@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

While you the the powers, before you have bad knees, yes.