Risky/ adventurous play has many great learning and health benefits. Risky play helps children develop resilience, improves gross motor skills, increases confidence in their own capabilities and fosters a growth mindset, uses motor planning and sequencing skills to execute complex movements, social skills and encourages thinking about consequences as part of risk assessment.
Let’s reflect 💭
**How do you as an Educator promote and scaffold risky play within your service?
How do you help children assess the risk?**
For more information and resource links have a read of this article from System 7 https://system7qip.com.au/risky-and-opened-ended-play/
