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Of course parents want to keep tweens and teens safe. Here’s why you should also encourage them to take risks

The Conversation · 🇦🇺 public Australia · · 766 words · By Jaydene Barnes; Marion Sturges; Tonia Gray
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What to know about Of course parents want to keep tweens and teens safe. Here’s why you should also encourage them to take risks

The article discusses the developmental importance of 'risky play' for children aged 9-15, distinguishing between manageable risks and dangerous hazards. It provides guidance for parents on how to encourage healthy risk-taking to build resilience and independence in their children.

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What happened

Parents may have heard of the dangers of being a “helicopter parent”.

Why it matters

Of hovering so close to their kids that they never get a chance to develop independence and resilience.

Common ground

But avoiding this is easier said than done, especially when most parents would agree their first job is to keep their kids safe.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

The article discusses the developmental importance of 'risky play' for children aged 9-15, distinguishing between manageable risks and dangerous hazards. It provides guidance for parents on how to encourage healthy risk-taking to build resilience and independence in their children.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “If adolescents don’t get healthy opportunities to experience uncertainty and challenge, research suggests they can seek other outlets for risk taking. This can be in in harmful, reckless, or antisocial behaviours.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim that a lack of healthy risk-taking leads to antisocial behaviors.
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Claim 2: “Research tell us adventure and positive risk-taking help cultivate executive function (which includes planning and working memory), emotional regulation, confidence, resilience and social competence.”
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The provided evidence contains general definitions of 'adventure' from Wikipedia and Merriam-Webster, but none of the sources provide research linking adventure/risk-taking to the development of executive function, emotional regulation, or social competence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Adventure can take many forms beyond the typically described outdoor area. Adventures are often undertaken to create psychological arousal or in order to achieve a greater goal, such as the pursuit of…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of ADVENTURE is an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks. How to use adventure in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adventure
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Adventure.com is an online magazine dedicated to exploring a more conscious, compassionate and curious future of travel.
https://adventure.com/
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Claim 3: “Researchers understand “risky play” to be adventurous, challenging and uncertainty-based activities that offer developmental benefits.”
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Multiple independent sources define 'risky play' as adventurous, challenging, or thrilling activities that provide developmental and health benefits for children/adolescents.
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web search NEUTRAL — Researchers understand “risky play” to be adventurous, challenging and uncertainty-based activities that offer developmental benefits. It could include unstructured play, such as exploring in nature a…
https://theconversation.com/of-course-parents-want-to-keep-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Risky play is defined as thrilling and challenging forms of play that have the potential for physical injury and has been linked to developmental and health benefits for children in the early years.
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1280205
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web search NEUTRAL — In research, risky play, is defined as any type of thrilling free play that involves one or more the following: • High speed. • Heights.The Benefits of Risky Play. Although it might make you nervous, …
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fc6686ec6229360ecd28…
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Claim 4: “Michael Down from Notre Dame University is a co-author of the report mentioned in this article.”
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While the evidence confirms the existence of the University of Notre Dame, none of the search results or Wikipedia entries mention a person named 'Michael Down' or his role as a co-author of any report.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of the University of Notre Dame alumni, includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Notre Dame and its graduate and professional schools. Since the university's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_University_of_Notre_Da…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represents the University of Notre Dame in American football. It plays home games at the 77,622-capacity Notre Dame Stadium, located near South Bend in Notr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_foot…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Notre Dame du Lac (known simply as Notre Dame; NOH-tər-DAYM; ND) is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. The university was founded in 1842…
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Claim 5: “Adolescence marks a sharp neurobiological shift, during which sensitivity to rewards peaks, sensation-seeking intensifies, but impulse control remains immature.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the neurobiological shift in adolescence, specifically mentioning peak reward sensitivity, increased sensation-seeking, and the lag in impulse/cognitive control.
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web search NEUTRAL — Adolescence marks a sharp neurobiological shift, during which sensitivity to rewards peaks, sensation-seeking intensifies, but impulse control remains immature.
https://theconversation.com/of-course-parents-want-to-keep-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Increases in sensation-seeking behavior are observed in 14 to 22-year-olds. The level of sensation-seeking is typically greater in males than females and continues further into adulthood for males.
https://adolescentpsychology.pressbooks.sunycreate.cloud/cha…
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web search NEUTRAL — Adolescence is a period characterized by increased sensitivity to social cues, as well as increased risk-taking in the presence of peers. For example, automobile crashes are the leading cause of death…
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284094913_Cognitive…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.