Early Childhood services are becoming an increasingly significant part of children's lives. As
such they offer vital opportunities for children to engage in physically challenging active play …

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 …

Many children naturally seek challenging physically active play which may involve injury‐
risk. Prior studies have attempted to describe the characteristics of risky play but to date …

Positive risk-taking in the context of outdoor physical play is important for fostering children's
optimal health and development. Despite this, there is mounting concern that many …

This article presents data from a survey of Early Childhood Education and Care services in
Australia. The study investigated outdoor play provision in terms of space, resources and …

Risky play seems to be a natural part of children's play and action, and children seek out
chances for engaging in challenging and thrilling play wherever they are. During the last few …

Children's risky play opportunities depend on supervising adults' attitudes and the play
environment. The possibilities to engage in risk-taking outdoor play for children have …

This study contributes to the understanding of early childhood educators' and parents'
attitudes and practices in relation to outdoor risky play for children. This study included 26 …

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 …

Physically challenging, risky play is a natural part of children's outdoor play behaviour, yet
risky play is often limited by the environmental affordances as well as educators' reluctance …