
Raising Wildlings
Raising Wildlings
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.
👉 Tim shares
- His story and why he wanted to share his ideas about risky play
- The evolution and impact of ‘Zero-Risk Culture’
- Some of the big misconceptions adults have about children
- About ‘Benign Neglect’ 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 ‘unobserved play’
- 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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Email: tim@rethinkingchildhood.com
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