Playing it safe: The relationship between parent attitudes to risk and injury, and Children's adventurous play and physical activity

CONCLUSIONS: We found a divergence between the outcomes parents desire for their children through engagement with risk and the play activities they are comfortable with in practice. Parent attitudes to risk and injury are potentially modifiable factors that may increase children's affordances for adventurous play and physical activity. Parent education interventions that provide practical approaches to address injury concerns and support children's risk-taking in play outdoors are recommended.PMID:37696315 | DOI:10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102536
Source: Psychology of Sport and Exercise - Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Source Type: research