In this chapter, we critically consider why early years practitioners should aim to give
children ample opportunity to play outdoors during their early years and some of the 'risks' …

ALTHOUGH THE TERM 'RISK-TAKING'often has negative connotations, the reality is that
the willingness to engage in some risky activities provides opportunities to learn new skills …

Educators have a key pedagogical role in promoting early years outdoor play in natural
environments. Active outdoor play involving risk-taking has been linked to positive effects on …

Many children are drawn to activities such as climbing high, sliding fast and balancing
precariously, and show delight in physical risk-taking such as jumping from heights, hanging …

" For all members of the Leave No Child Inside movement who are engaged with early
childhood—as educators, child care providers, nature center staff, parents, landscape …

A growing body of research has provided evidence of both children's desire for challenging
play that involves a degree of risk-taking and the role that positive risk-taking has in fostering …

Changes to social and environmental contexts impact on children's opportunities for and the
nature of outdoor play in many ways. A number of studies over the past decade have noted …

This chapter examines the significant benefits of engaging in risky play and the
environments that support this type of play. In the context of children's play, the focus on the …

In this chapter we discuss and apply Sandseter's (2007, 2009a) concept of children's
outdoor risky play and discuss its conditions in light of the need to provide children both …

Outdoor play provides children with unique opportunities to explore and expand their
worlds, and to incorporate risk and challenge into play events. However, international …