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Science to Parents: Let Your Kids Run a Little Wild
A new literature review suggests that unsupervised play fosters resilient kids.
Kids’ play spaces are too sanitized and too safe. That’s the takeaway from a new literature review published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The authors analyzed 18 studies on the benefits and consequences of unsupervised, exciting play for kids and teens ages 7 to 15.
Their conclusion: Missing out on “risky play” comes at a cost.