Parents should permit their children to climb trees and glue their fingers together because by taking such risks they will be able to differentiate between risk and danger, a new book has revealed.
According to the book, Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do), wrapping children in cotton wool will result in them being unable to tell the difference between things that are genuinely dangerous and those that are simply unfamiliar.
Risky Behaviour Linked To Unresponsive Brain Reward Circuitry
Scientists have found that risk takers pursue a life of danger and thrills in a bid to stimulate their minds which are less responsive to excitement than normal.
Scientists have found that risk takers pursue a life of danger and thrills in a bid to stimulate their minds which are less responsive to excitement than normal.
"Of course, we must protect children from danger but when that protection becomes over-protection, we fail as a society, because children don't learn how to judge risk for themselves," the Telegraph quoted Tulley as saying.
"Let children practise climbing trees, and they will learn to do it safely. If you never let them climb a tree, they will eventually do it anyway, possibly in the most unsafe manner. Or they may never do it at all, which might be the greater tragedy," Tulley added.
Energy Drinks Trigger Risky Behaviour in College Kids
Energy drinks like Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar are promoting substance abuse and risk-taking behaviour among college students, according to a new study.
Energy drinks like Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar are promoting substance abuse and risk-taking behaviour among college students, according to a new study.
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Parents� Awareness Could Lower Risky Behaviours Among College Kids
A study has revealed that parents still have a positive influence on their college going children, by staying close and knowing details of their lives.
A study has revealed that parents still have a positive influence on their college going children, by staying close and knowing details of their lives.
Chronic Illness Could Drive Adolescents to Risky Behaviour
Adolescents suffering from chronic illnesses like diabetes or asthma are more vulnerable than others risky health behaviour such as drug use or unsafe sex.
Adolescents suffering from chronic illnesses like diabetes or asthma are more vulnerable than others risky health behaviour such as drug use or unsafe sex.
