Making risky play our business
Today is the last day of school and ten weeks of summer break stretch out in front of us. Whether you’re the Summer Bucket List kind of family or more of a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-shorts family, here are a few ideas to add some risky play to your summer break. Build a fire: If the kids are [...]
This is the fourteenth part in a series of discussions regarding The Idle Parent Manifesto, which can be found in Tom Hodgkinson’s book The Idle Parent: Why Laid-Back Parents Raise Happier and Healthier Kids. Need to get caught up? You can do so here. Time is More Important Than Money When I think back [...]
Task: Learn how to start a fire, and become aware of its risks and responsibilities. Requires: Fire pit, ring, or barbecue Water bucket Firewood - various sizes of logs or wood cut to various widths Kindling - twigs, small sticks or wood chips Tinder - crumpled paper or very dry leaves Matches or lighter [...]
Can I let you in on a secret? As passionate as I am about raising independent kids and taking risks, I still struggle with the urge to overparent. I have a feeling I’m not alone. In talking with other parents, I’ve come to realize that we all have at least one thing that makes us [...]
We here at the Risky Kids have been pondering a new series: Life Skills Every Risky Kid Needs. Some will be highly risky, like jumping a car battery and some will be mundane, like opening a bank account. And so, we’re off to the bank. We bank at Regions Bank. The people there are wonderful. [...]
Probably not the photo you’d expect to see on The Risky Kids, no? Eli won this motocross helmet by taking 2nd place in a Strider bike race this winter. He LOVES it, and would probably sleep in it if I let him. I don’t see how he can walk around in it, much less ride [...]
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