Risk and Safety in Outdoor Play

Sandseter, EBH; Little, H; Ball, D; Eager, D; Brussoni, M

Risk and Safety in Outdoor Play

Sandseter, EBH Little, H Ball, D Eager, D

Brussoni, M

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Publisher:: SAGE Publications
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: The SAGE Handbook of Outdoor Play and Learning, 2017, pp. 113-126
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Sandseter, EBH
dc.contributor.author	Little, H
dc.contributor.author	Ball, D
dc.contributor.author	Eager, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1926-7867
dc.contributor.author	Brussoni, M
dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-19T00:19:24Z
dc.date.available	2023-04-19T00:19:24Z
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	The SAGE Handbook of Outdoor Play and Learning, 2017, pp. 113-126
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/169978
dc.description.abstract	The importance of stimulating and challenging outdoor play for the health and development of children, as this Chapter describes, is now the topic of copious research. Play provision has, however, been set on a different trajectory in recent decades; one which has been more preoccupied with the creation of injury free or 'safe’ environments and is in part driven by the fear of litigation. An unintended consequence has been the curtailment of essential childhood developmental opportunities. The workplace model of zero tolerance to accidents and associated risk exposure is inappropriate in the context of children and play. It is proposed that a more balanced approach to play provision is needed which recognizes that risk exposure is not entirely bad and that children benefit from and require risk-taking opportunities. This has implications at all levels of play provision, from policy formulation to play practice.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartof	The SAGE Handbook of Outdoor Play and Learning
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dc.title	Risk and Safety in Outdoor Play
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Abstract:

The importance of stimulating and challenging outdoor play for the health and development of children, as this Chapter describes, is now the topic of copious research. Play provision has, however, been set on a different trajectory in recent decades; one which has been more preoccupied with the creation of injury free or 'safe’ environments and is in part driven by the fear of litigation. An unintended consequence has been the curtailment of essential childhood developmental opportunities. The workplace model of zero tolerance to accidents and associated risk exposure is inappropriate in the context of children and play. It is proposed that a more balanced approach to play provision is needed which recognizes that risk exposure is not entirely bad and that children benefit from and require risk-taking opportunities. This has implications at all levels of play provision, from policy formulation to play practice.

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