Background Active play is vital for healthy child development, and schools are a valuable
setting to promote this behaviour. Understanding the determinants of children's physical …

Research on children's risky play and young children's risk taking is a relatively new
research area that has drawn the attention of many researchers in the last decades …

There is a growing concern that adults who supervise children's play may restrict
opportunities for children to engage in risky activities. Risk-benefit assessment is commonly …

In this article, we report on a Norwegian study exploring the relationship between children's
play, well-being, and involvement, and identify how children play in indoor and outdoor …

Risk aversive perceptions and practices among ECEC practitioners and parents have
proven to be an important reason for the decline of young children's opportunities for free …

The focus of this theoretical paper is to explore three biopsychosocial levels of children's
risky play:(1) mental health and emotion regulation,(2) social functioning and challenging …

On one hand, we want to keep children as safe as possible; on the other, learning to take
risks is a normal part of childhood and child development. In Norway, research has shown …

Based on a nationwide Norwegian survey among 3160 parents of children aged 6–12
years, this article identifies and discusses barriers for children's engagement with nearby …

The potential for risky play and independent mobility to increase children's physical activity,
and enhance cognitive development and emotional wellbeing has been recognised for …

This article discusses the views of 25 Icelandic preschool and compulsory school teachers
who were interviewed on the role of the outdoor environment in children's learning. The …