145: Why We Should Let Kids Do Risky Play The Peaceful Parenting Podcast

In this episode of the Peaceful Parenting Podcast, we discuss the recent findings by the Canadian Pediatric Society about the health benefits of risky play. We cover not only why risky play is beneficial but also how to manage our own anxiety as parents.
We talk about:
2:00 Seven categories of risky play
4:00 Risky play vs. actual dangerous play
5:10 Benefits of risky play
5:56 Play is the work of children
7:20 Risk assessment
11:40 Why is letting our kids do risky play hard?
12:26 Managing our own anxiety around our kids getting hurt
13:38 17 second rule
14:50 What do say instead of safety chatter
Download the episode transcript HERE
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Canadian Pediatric Society “Healthy Childhood Development Through Risky Play: Navigating the Balance with Injury Prevention” https://cps.ca/en/documents/position/outdoor-risky-play 
Episode 99 How Anxiety Shows Up in Our Parenting and What to Do About it with Lynn Lyons https://www.sarahrosensweet.com/episode99/ 
Heather Shumaker’s book https://amzn.to/3PbukHi
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