S2E25: Benign Neglect and the Impacts of Zero-Risk Culture with Tim Gill
What is the biggest risk to children in 2021? It could just be not allowing children to take any risks at all? In this episode we talk with Risk Play advocate, Tim Gill, all about risk and adventure play in childhood, child-friendly urban design and the tools we use to change the face of public policy in relation to play.
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- His story and why he wanted to share his ideas about risky play
- The evolution and impact of âZero-Risk Cultureâ
- Some of the big misconceptions adults have about children
- About âBenign Neglectâ and the concerns of being judged as a parent
- The myths about risk
- True risks to children today
- What child friendly urban design looks like
- The power and benefit of âunobserved playâ
- About Risk Benefits Assessment and why they are an integral part of childhood planning
- What cities have got it right
- How the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting children
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Tim is a global advocate for childrenâs play and mobility, and an independent scholar and consultant. He is the author of No Fear: Growing up in a risk-averse society (âa handbook for the movement for freer, riskier playâ - New York Times) and Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities.
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