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Why do children takes risks in physical play?
Discussing possible concerns about risks involved with physical play.Good for looking at
- Supporting children's risky play
- Physical development
- Effective practice
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- Mum, can you get my socks off?
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- Can you get up, can you still get up?
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- One of the concerns about physical play
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- is about keeping children safe.
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- Physical play can be risky
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- as children want and need to challenge themselves.
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- Learning how to take risks safely is
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- an extremely useful life skill.
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- First, there will be adult support and supervision,
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- while allowing them to struggle and master
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- difficult situations.
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- Denying these activities will hamper
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- the development of independence, resourcefulness,
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- confidence, and self-regulation.
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- So adults need to be aware of the capabilities
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- of their children
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- and make positive physical experiences available
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- in safe enough ways.
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- Take it a bit easy,
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- and let's try doing it a little bit slower,
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- do you think? Do you think that might help?
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- Shall we start from the bottom again
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- and do it a little bit slow?
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- Okay, you ready, right, take it nice and easy
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- there's no hurry,
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- that's it,
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- you watch where you're putting your hands and your feet,
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- yeah?
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- That's it, would you like me to hold it a little bit?
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- Yeah.
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- Yeah, if I hold it a little bit steady like that?
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- Yes.
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- Yeah?
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- Do it with two hands.
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- With two hands?
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- Oh, that's a good idea.
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- Wow, you're doing a really good job of this,
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- because it's quite tricky, isn't it?
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- Mm-hmm.
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- That's it.
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- Ouch.
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- Yes, it's very easy to bang your thumb
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- when you first start off.
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- Would you like me to start it off for you?
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- And then you don't need to keep your thumb there?
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- Oh, you've done it right, actually.
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- You've done a good job.
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- Harriet initially shows and models
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- for Rose how to use a large hammer.
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- Large tools might be considered risky,
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- but toy ones that don't work properly
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- can be just frustrating.
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- Later on, as we've seen,
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- Rose struggles on until she succeeds
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- at such a difficult task.
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- Children need to learn how to manage risk.
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- Oh, that looks very, very tricky.
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- Is that very tricky or is it okay?
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- Do you want me to hold the back of your hand?
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- This is new for Danny K.
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- He's being encouraged to think about
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- when he might need help in a situation that might be risky.
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- Yay, well done, can you climb in yourself?
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- Check that nobody's coming out.
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- Check you don't bump each other.
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- Who's going first,
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- is Danny going first, or Seth?
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- Seth.
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- Okay, Seth's going through.
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- Stephanie, wait.
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- Good.
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- Where've you gone? I can't see you.
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- I'm lost.
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- You're lost? Get your feet.
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- This time, he holds out his hand,
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- asking for help.
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- Well done. Put your arms out to balance,
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- put your arms out, so you can balance.
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- Children who've been encouraged
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- and supported in mastering difficult skills
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- gradually have that support withdrawn
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- as they become able to handle themselves safely,
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- confident in knowing how far they can go.