No Fear
An argument that shielding children from every risk leaves them less able to cope, and what to do instead.
Tim Gill, a writer on childhood and play, argues that Britain has become too anxious about children’s safety. Adults now restrict play, independence and everyday risk in ways that harm children’s development and resilience. Published by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, this short book calls for a more balanced approach that lets children learn by testing themselves.
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Tanya Byron
He writes beautifully about that. It isn’t a huge book, and it’s very easy to read. He just lays out very simply how we are absolutely screwing the development of children, given our complete paranoid fear of the world we live in.
Interview · March 2011
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