this is strangely heartwarming: the canadian pediatrics association now recommends that children engage in risky play—"thrilling and exciting forms of free play that involve uncertainty of outcome and a possibility of physical injury"—because of benefits e.g. to mental health
@etiennefd that getting lost one is crazy lol, speaking as someone who got genuinely lost multiple times as a kid and did not have a good time with that
@etiennefd @a_picazo And all that playground equipment will have to be replaced again.
@etiennefd I was such a little fire obsessed kid. My grandpa would let me light the candles or help feed the fire with logs
@etiennefd @jordanbpeterson has been saying this for 7 years; im glad
@etiennefd @MikeBurgersburg Will this last longer than this Tweet? Likely not.
@etiennefd I guess it needs to be said out loud because parents tend to overregulate play. My kids are too cautious by nature and I have always encouraged them to try doing riskier stuff, because if you don't risk anything you don't learn anything.