TY - JOUR
T1 - Ten ways to restrict children's freedom to play
T2 - the problem of surplus safety
AU - Wyver, Shirley
AU - Tranter, Paul
AU - Naughton, Geraldine
AU - Little, Helen
AU - Sandseter, Ellen Beate Hansen
AU - Bundy, Anita
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Play and playgrounds provide essential experiences for young children's growth, development and enjoyment of life. However, such play experiences are now limited for many children due to excessive fear of risk, or 'surplus safety'. In this article, the authors examine the pervasiveness of surplus safety in the lives of young children. They argue that restrictions now imposed on children's play to promote safety may, paradoxically, expose children to more serious short and longer term threats of illness and limit children's life opportunities. By comparing experiences from Australia and Norway, the authors demonstrate that surplus safety is not a necessary outcome of living in a modern Western society.
AB - Play and playgrounds provide essential experiences for young children's growth, development and enjoyment of life. However, such play experiences are now limited for many children due to excessive fear of risk, or 'surplus safety'. In this article, the authors examine the pervasiveness of surplus safety in the lives of young children. They argue that restrictions now imposed on children's play to promote safety may, paradoxically, expose children to more serious short and longer term threats of illness and limit children's life opportunities. By comparing experiences from Australia and Norway, the authors demonstrate that surplus safety is not a necessary outcome of living in a modern Western society.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77957743470&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2304/ciec.2010.11.3.263
DO - 10.2304/ciec.2010.11.3.263
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77957743470
SN - 1463-9491
VL - 11
SP - 263
EP - 277
JO - Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
JF - Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
IS - 3
ER -