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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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[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

When I was a scout we put lighter fluid in a coffee can, lit it, and kicked it around the forest. But at least we all learned how to stomp out a fire. We learned a lot of good stuff too. One time I got genuinely lost with my friend. We figured it out together. Things would terrify parents but we learned a lot through our independence.